Quitting smoking...

[BIV]

...And I'm going to kill everyone I see. My hands are shaking, my head hurts, I'm angry all the time, I'm coughing up phlegm like it's a fucking race. I've had to apologize to co-workers for jumping down their throats. I've even got into stupid arguments on this very board.

Jesus Christ this is gonna suck. Stop smoking, day three.

[Tax Kuntz]

day three.

Good Luck sir

Get the patch. It'll calm you down

[Tug McGroin]

I'm gettin ready to quit for the second time here. I was good for two and a half years, then stole one off a bud of mine. One was all it took, ack! If you can afford it; try zyban (sp?). The stuff is just amazing.

[Stingray]

try zyban

did it work for you?

I'm going to stop the day after the shows vacation is over, maybe we can get a bunch of us here to all quit on that day and keep updated with this thread?

[PyrettaGirl]

That's a great idea! The great Q&A Smokeout!! I've been wanting to quit too!

[digitalpez]

Shit Stingray... I was just gonna start... can we start a 'New Smokers' thread too? :icon_wink

[db16947]

...And I'm going to kill everyone I see. My hands are shaking, my head hurts, I'm angry all the time, I'm coughing up phlegm like it's a fucking race. I've had to apologize to co-workers for jumping down their throats. I've even got into stupid arguments on this very board.

Jesus Christ this is gonna suck. Stop smoking, day three.
Dr. Phil says when you give something up , you should replace it with something else..... sorry , couldn't help myself......and I wish you the best of luck

[BIV]

Dr. Phil says when you give something up , you should replace it with something else..... sorry , couldn't help myself......and I wish you the best of luck
Wacking off as we speak....

But seriously, I'm not sure about the patch or gum. The physical addition is killing me and introducing more nicotine into my system seems counter productive. The "habit" doesn't seem to be getting to me as much as the chemical.

How much does the Zyban run ya? My income is what you might call "limited." Stupid radio.

Everyone has told me it takes about two weeks for all the phlegm to leave the 'ol lungs and for the shakes and such to stop. Tick tock tick tock.....

[BIV]

Shit Stingray... I was just gonna start... can we start a 'New Smokers' thread too? :icon_wink
If you are not joking ( I asume you are) just don't. There is no "good" side to smoking.

[db16947]

Wacking off as we speak....

But seriously, I'm not sure about the patch or gum. The physical addition is killing me and introducing more nicotine into my system seems counter productive. The "habit" doesn't seem to be getting to me as much as the chemical.

How much does the Zyban run ya? My income is what you might call "limited." Stupid radio.

Everyone has told me it takes about two weeks for all the phlegm to leave the 'ol lungs and for the shakes and such to stop. Tick tock tick tock.....
Go to the library and check out G. Gordon Liddy's book titled "Will" , It may make you feel ashamed that you would let anything get in the way of something that you really want to accomplish. Maybe the push you need if you feel like changing your mind about quitting.

[BIV]

I call them cigarettes...
http://www.tridentgum.com/_images/gum_productshot.jpg

[BIV]

Go to the library and check out G. Gordon Liddy's book titled "Will" , It may make you feel ashamed that you would let anything get in the way of something that you really want to accomplish. Maybe the push you need if you feel like changing your mind about quitting.
But isn't Liddy a criminal and kind of a douche? I mean, I'm no liberal, but, you know?

[Sinn Fein]

Good luck fellas. My girlfriend finally quit after like 5 attempts and used Zyban to get it done. It's been almost a year for her.

I was a heavy smoker about 12 years ago. I smoked 2.5 packs a day of the good old Camel non-filtered. I quit cold-turkey when I was 21 because one day I hacked up a ton of this...black shit is the only way I can describe it. It freaked me out so much that I stopped that day.

Hang in there and again, good luck.

[Ballbuster1]

I went thru about a 100 bags of these,http://www.hersheys.com/products/details/jollyrancher/images/hard_nav_roll.jpg, but it helped me quit
after almost 20 years of smoking. Good luck, Biv. You will feel better
in the long run. I know I do.

[superXMfreak]

I have no tips but just wanna say hang in there.

I've been wanting to quit for a while now just don't have to chesnuts to try because I know how fucking hard it's going to be.

[BobSaget666]

I've been telling myself (and girlfriend) that I'm going to quit in the spring. Let's see if I follow through.

[Seth]

Don't procrastinate. If you want to quit, do it now. Putting it off gives you time to make excuses. Just throw out all your cigarettes and smoking paraphanelia (ashtrays, lighters, etc.) and stop. In three weeks, the hardest part will be over. Then the hard part starts: never picking up another smoke.... ever. Not even one. Cuz that will start you up again. I sincerely wish you all luck (even you BIV).

[db16947]

But isn't Liddy a criminal and kind of a douche? I mean, I'm no liberal, but, you know?
criminal? yes , he will freely admit that. Douche? no ,not in my opinion The man has character and values that he will not be swayed from, maybe to the point of being obsessive. I was in high school during watergate and the way he was portrayed by the media did not do him justice. How many people do you know that speck fluent latin along with 6 other languages? Read the book , form your own opinion , thats what i did.....not saying he does brilliant radio, but it's ok Certainly not shock or cringe radio

[Butt Nugget]

You can do it Biv. I've just made the 3rd week myself. But I was mentally preparing myself before hand by telling myself "I have to quit smoking" over and over. I got sick 3 weeks ago and haven't felt like having one since. I also looked at the financial gain and figued I'd save about $320 a month-almost a truck payment. Good Luck.

[biometricks]

There is no "good" side to smoking.I think it makes me look cool.
I quit for about 4 years, but picked up the habit again last summer... I blame stress. Now I smoke more than ever. I want to quit, but I just can't stop sucking on those tasty fags.

[XMScott]

did it work for you?

I'm going to stop the day after the shows vacation is over, maybe we can get a bunch of us here to all quit on that day and keep updated with this thread?


Count me in, maybe

And the patch does help, intill you stop wearing it and go back to smoking

[Tug McGroin]

did it work for you?



Definatly worked. While i was taking it, I never even craved a smoke. Its the wierdest thing. Your just not interested in smoking. At least that was the case with me. I did zyban for around 4 weeks then went on patches for 2 months just to make sure.

Thats auctually a great idea too. The great O&A smokeout... I'm all in for it :)

[BIV]

Day 4.
Headaches are worse, teeth hurt from so much gum chewing...but I've discovered lots of tasty flavors of surger free gum. Still getting dizzy from time to time and the seething anger is worse. I almost broke last night before bed....but I didn't. Kind of turned into a nice moral booster, really. You all should join me. Misery loves company.

[BIV]

Don't procrastinate. If you want to quit, do it now. Putting it off gives you time to make excuses. Just throw out all your cigarettes and smoking paraphanelia (ashtrays, lighters, etc.) and stop. In three weeks, the hardest part will be over. Then the hard part starts: never picking up another smoke.... ever. Not even one. Cuz that will start you up again. I sincerely wish you all luck (even you BIV).
*feels all warm and a little violated*
Thanks for the support from you and everyone else.

I've been wanting to quit for a while now just don't have to chesnuts to try because I know how fucking hard it's going to be.

This was my issue. This is the first time I have tried to quit in seven years. After ten years of smoking the habit is all encompassing.

Try this, start small. Stop smoking indoors and in the car for a week. Then only allow yourself 5 drags of each cig for a few days. Then quit.

[Stingray]

I am quitting april 12th, Theres no way i can drive to work in LIE traffic listening to worst-of on 202. I'm starting to mentally repair myself now, I'll have my last smoking day when the live show comes back on the air and I'm going to quit at midnight that night.

The saved money per month will pay for the upcoming wackbag dedicated server!

[Taso]

I dont smoke nor do I care for it, but i know my dad used to smoke about 4 packs of Parliament a day (back when cigarrettes used to cost like 2 bux a pack, im sure you guys miss those days) It took him two heart attacks to decide to quit. Its better now cuz for the past 10 years this house hasnt stunk like cigarrettes and there are no more cig burns all over furniture and carpet from stray ashes. The one thing I do like is whenever i go up to New Hampshire I come back down with a shitload of cartons to sell to my friends.

[BIV]

Well, Day 5.
Still okey dokey. Headaches have chilled out a bit though I am still getting dizzy spells. The amount of gum I have been chewing is crazy, nuts, insane but it seems to be working. I've taken to putting the piece of Trident in my mouth and rolling up the wrapper into a tube. i hang that from my lip and "Drag" on it. Seems to help alot as well.

I have purposely been putting myself into "smoking situations" so I can beat them and give myself a phycological boost. Last night (this morning for you day walkers) I had three big 'ol shots of whiskey. I figure I faught through the whiskey cig cravings, the rest should be easy.

*Grabs hand to stop the shaking*

Okay, maybe not easy.......

[XMScott]

I respect and feel for you at the same time

Keep going, dont look back, or some odd shit

[Butt Nugget]

Last night (this morning for you day walkers) I had three big 'ol shots of whiskey. I figure I faught through the whiskey cig cravings, the rest should be easy.

Ha-reading that and seeing "day walkers"-all I could think of was you being in the rave scene in the beginning of the first one.

[~shiver~]

I quit 2 years ago after smoking for 15 years. I tried many times but found what worked for me. I came back from a 4 day bender with the boys and was just hung over and smoked out. You know that feeling the morning after you are up all night boozing and smoking. Gross. I waited until about the middle of the day so I could get that morning smoke in, but not be that far from going to bed to get a head start. I then used the patch for about a month.

I just kept thinking 'just don't have the next one.' I didn't worry about next week, or even the next day. Just don't have the very next one.

Good luck. Hang in there.

Oh, and by the way, the cravings never go away. For the rest of your life you will always want one. You will just be able to deal with saying no a whole lot better.

[demonseed]

I quit on Novermber 20, 2004. I started again on December 10, 2004. I plan on quitting again this coming Sunday. It is very difficult.

[KramdensDeliciousMarshall]

I heard that the full body patch does wonders.


Good luck to all of you. :xyxthumbs

[George W. Bush]

I am almost @ day thirty being without smokes. I am doing the gum. I love the regular flavor nicorette, just don't get the generic cvs brand. It has been making my gums bleed. Smoking was my favorite thing in the world, but for some reason this time has been easy--I just pop in a piece and hold my breath, the craving goes away after about 5 awful minutes. Running has been helping too, but strangely enuf, I wack off like 3 or 4 times a day now. Just remember: no such thing as one.

[CrazyMrPoopSex]

Definetly no such thing as one! I've smoked a pack a day for 7 years. I quit once for 3 months and one day had just one. I was back to full pack a day in about a week.
I'm gonna quit again soon. It was easier than I thought. now I know not to have that "one".

[BIV]

Day #8
This morning (my last night, so confusing when you work overnights) I almost broke. Some asshole ripped my front license plate off of my car (luckily, he left it on the ground). The parts I need to fix it have to be special ordered from the dealer and I ended up having to use wire to put it back on. I got so irrationally pissed that I spent 20 minutes pacing in my apartment, fighting the urge to smoke. I won. My cravings seem to have been set back a couple of days and the headaches have returned full force. But, as someone said, I just don't have the next one and pop another piece of Trident.

BTW, for those of you getting ready to stop smokeing, Target sells big variety packs of Trident gum for $1.50. 40 pieces in four flavors. Variety, I have found, is very important for this method. You will also constantly be thirsty and have the munchies. Invest in salad fixings to reduce any wieght gain and lots of bottled water. If you have to have soda (I do) 7-11 is your savior. "Be" the Double Gulp.....

[Mike H]

Keep up the good work man. It is hard now, I am sure, but it's worth it.

[demonseed]

Hey Biv, good for you. Have you gone onto quitnet.com at all.?

[kloraferm]

I've always been a casual smoker. I'm not sure why but I never got addicted and it's been 13 years. I now only smoke when I drink. I never have cravings. I never understood why since so many people in my family were big time smokers and were heavily addicted.

[BIV]

Day 11
Seems to be getting easier...but the phlegm, dear God the phlegm.

[chewonmysac]

I wish I could quit. i actually enjoy smoking. My Aunt is currently dieing from lung Cancer. You would think that would be enough to deter me. I really do stink( literally) when it comes to cigarettes. How is day 12 going? I think you are dizzy because it takes the body getting used to full level oxygen again. good luck man. Great job.:clap:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v725/chewonmysac/Ramone.bmp

[sued]

Drink water and lots of it. Drink til your sick. Everytime you want to smoke drink a big glass. Big gulps. I don't know why but forcing it really seemed to relieve some of the clenching of the teeth for me. When I quite smoking I pretty much had to give up drinking too. Wasn't completely a bad thing, I prob would have had a DWI by now (embarrassed to say). Does anyone have nightmares that they started again? I have them once a year or so. Its gotten to a point where I ask myself if I'm dreaming and convince myself I'm not and panic myself awake.
Best thing for you!! Good luck. You WILL feel better.

[SweetPrincess]

HOLLY CRAP MAN!!!!! I AM BEHIND YOU ALL THEY WAY!!!! I WISH I HAD THE STRANGTH TO STOP. I HAVE BEEN SMOKING SINCE I WAS 13 AND I AM ALMOST 24! I RESPECT YOU AND AM HOPPING YOU GET THROUGH THIS!!! I HAVE TRIED QUITTING SO MANY TIMES... I AM GOING TO READ WHAT YOU DO AND MAYBE GET MYSELF TO QUIT FOR GOOD....

Sorry about the caps just excited for BIV...

[BIV]

Day 15

13 days without a cig

Thank you guys, once again, for the support (especially princess, a giiiiiiiiiirrrrrrrrl)

QUIT DRINKING??!!?? Dear God, you are a crazy man!
Dizzyness is not a frequent anymore, though headaches persist...could be some of the fore-mentioned alcohol, though.

Not chewing as much gum, so I guess that is a good sign. Still sucks a whole lot, but it's easier to say no. There are still moments, often wierd ones like going to bed, that are just as bad as Day 1.

Still no nico gum or patches or pills or any damn thing.

Lungs feel better too, though the phlegm is still so bad at times that I feel like I'm drowning.

And so thirsty, always so thirsty......

[yellowstonesteve]

And the patch does help, intill you stop wearing it and go back to smoking

Yeah, learned that the hard way! Also, hypnosis would have worked for me (it kept me smoke free 2 1/2 days) if I had not gone back to work Monday. Oh well, still trying to quit with the Quest method now.

[Abysmul]

I quit smoking about 3 years ago, started back up about 1 year ago (its the bitches that'll getchas) and quit again this new years. I decided that i would chew tobbacco to ease the want to smoke. now i dont want to smoke anymore, but im fucking addicted to dip! FUCK!

[okie]

ill join in i quit for a full month but last week i went through way too much stress and picked them back up
the patch was working great for me i was feeling and breathing better than i have in 20 years since i started
cant believe i f'ing started again i stink :icon_lol:

[NikDaSchwugie]

I've been trying to quit for a year. I even tried the patch and the gum but I couldn't stop smoking on the patch. I'd get sick but I'd still do it. I was clean for about 2 years but then I started chipping, then my ex-roomates hooked me on clove cigarettes, which are truly of the devil. Can't get enough. Also just started a boring ass new job where everyone goes out once an hour for smoke breaks. I will quit...one day.

So Biv, keep up the good work! I envy you.

[Squid]

Good luck BIV! I quit smoking 2 years ago, it was pretty brutal. Especially when I work part time at a bar, and live with somebody who smokes nonstop. Personally, the way I did it was to not smoke at times that I always lit up (like the second I walked in the house after work). As soon as you get out of those habits, it gets easier. I'm not gonna say it's easy, cause it's not, but it can be done. Good luck

[Stingray]

I'll be joining you as I quit smoking on april 11th at 11:59PM

I've smoked since 1982 at 14 years old, about time I quit this shit,

[SweetPrincess]

I have tried quitting so many times. I just cant ever stick with it and end up caving into my cravings...
What is the best aid to help quit smoking? Gum? Patch?

[BIV]

I have tried quitting so many times. I just cant ever stick with it and end up caving into my cravings...
What is the best aid to help quit smoking? Gum? Patch?
Trident (I prefer bubblegum and fruit) and willpower.
Roll the gumwrappers into a suckable stem. You suck in the flavor. Helps with the bad cravings.

3 weeks, four days.
Going strong. I think it's over, Johnny (I mean the cigs, not the effort). And good riddance. Should have never started.
I breath better, I feel better, I smell better.
That is enough to keep me going.

[Fruit Monkey]

i am writing this with a cig in my mouth. i have been smoking for 22 years and i cant take it no more i have 2 boxes of the patch in the bathroom over the toilet to remin me to quit. i am sick of the dust around my house the smell the pains in my chest

biv i give you a shit load of credit my time is `oming i hope to join you good luck :clap:

[SweetPrincess]

BIV... Keep it up!!! You are my idol right now.
:wowsmilie

[Apathygirl]

Congrats Biv...

I just quit last September. The only thing that helped me through it was peppermint Altoids. I am now completely addicted to them..but I have clean lungs! Bonus! I was gonna do the nicotine patches..until my friend quit and got hooked on those.

Seriously though..find something like Altoids. It helps a little.

Good luck..

[CallmeQtie]

I'm quitting in a few weeks when I have surgery to get my tonsils out. I wont be able to smoke anyway, so I figure it's a good time to just stop. I know it's gonna be hard. I am gonna do patches and gum. I hope I can do it. Smoking sucks so much!

[HerkyJerkySmurf]

I quit for over a year then my dad got sick and I started up again. Im such a tool!

[BIV]

Congrats Biv...

I just quit last September. The only thing that helped me through it was peppermint Altoids. I am now completely addicted to them..but I have clean lungs! Bonus! I was gonna do the nicotine patches..until my friend quit and got hooked on those.

Seriously though..find something like Altoids. It helps a little.

Good luck..
Thus my Trident, surgerless gum. Altoids give me heartburn.

[SweetPrincess]

BIV... My idol... I have desided at 1:30am this morning that it was time to follow in your footsteps...

I have gone 7 hours and 20 min with out a cig.

Thank you for your inspiration...

[BIV]

Your idol, huh? Any rockstar perks?:icon_wink
Congrats!:clap: Stick to it. First two weeks are the hardest.

[BIV]

Four weeks as of today.
How about that

[JoeyDVDZ]

Well Biv, decided to follow your shining example. Yesterday at approximately 2 pm was my final cigarette. So far I'm smoke free today, and intend to stay that way.

[SweetPrincess]

Your idol, huh? Any rockstar perks?:icon_wink
Congrats!:clap: Stick to it. First two weeks are the hardest.
You never know :wings3:

Congrats on your 4 weeks!!!! :clap:


I will admit I am now 100% smoke free. But I have gone from a pack a pay to 1 or 2. As soon as my last 2 cigs are smoked thats it.

[Pickeled Punk]

I'm going to stop the day after the shows vacation is over, maybe we can get a bunch of us here to all quit on that day and keep updated with this thread?[/QUOTE]
insipered by biv....sounds like a good day to quit count me in.

[lawjockey]

I'm going to stop the day after the shows vacation is over, maybe we can get a bunch of us here to all quit on that day and keep updated with this thread?
insipered by biv....sounds like a good day to quit count me in.[/QUOTE]

Sounds like a good idea, count me in too. I quit for a little over a year until recently when I took the bar exam. There was just too much stress. If it had been a one day test it wouldn't have been so bad but I caved after the first day and I'm getting to the point where I am ready to quit again. I do miss tasting my food and not having my nice new car smelling like shit. So April 11th it is! "We're gonna turn this thing around!"

[Screwtape]

just gave up my last pack of parliaments two weeks ago, and was a former lucky striker.......needless to say, i have been eating every piece of junk food i find

[kloraferm]

Christ almighty, if you want to smoke then smoke, if you want to stop, then stop smoking! I smoked for a long time and now only have one once in a while (usually if I'm at a bar) so I can relate to that plight, but unlike what so many people like to say, it's not an addiction, it's a habit. Heroin is an addiction. If you're trying to quit permanantly, every time you feel like lighting up...don't. Eat something you hate the taste of, eventually you'll associate your cravings with something to avoid.

[JoeyDVDZ]

I don't usually disagree with you, Klor, but here I have to. Smoking is most certainly an addiction. Perhaps not as immediately lethal as heroin, but an addiction nonetheless. Some specialists have said that the withdrawal, which is more emotional and psychological than physical, can be more devastating than a mere physical addiction. The physical, once beaten, is gone. Psychological addictions are deeply ingrained in the mind, and can be a bitch to beat.

[kloraferm]

I just don't see a developed physiological dependency as the same as lack of willpower to avoid something that someone simply "wants". An addiction is a situation where the person needs whatever they're addicted to, otherwise they'll become severely ill (see "Man With The Golden Arm"). With a habit such as smoking, the person can become irritable while stopping, yet not writhing in pain because the body is actually trying to expel severe toxins. Although there are valid points on both sides, and I never claimed to be an authority on it, it is certainly a debateable issue.

[Screwtape]

An addiction is a situation where the person needs whatever they're addicted to, otherwise they'll become severely ill

just as the body goes into a slight withdrawal when you stop smoking.....

[PCLoadLetter]

Although there are valid points on both sides, and I never claimed to be an authority on it, it is certainly a debateable issue.

I don't think that any health professional would consider this a "debatable issue". Addiction to nicotene is an addiction just as any other addiction, be it alcohol, heroin, painkillers, etc. Not to be argumentative, but to say that smoking isn't an addiction is naiive and just plain wrong. Nicotene is a substance that develops dependency just like any of the above. We're not talking about being "addicted" to Milk Duds here, you know.

Leave it to me to stumble upon this thread on day #1 of MY quitting smoking adventure...

[JoeyDVDZ]

I don't think that any health professional would consider this a "debatable issue". Addiction to nicotene is an addiction just as any other addiction, be it alcohol, heroin, painkillers, etc. Not to be argumentative, but to say that smoking isn't an addiction is naiive and just plain wrong. Nicotene is a substance that develops dependency just like any of the above. We're not talking about being "addicted" to Milk Duds here, you know.

Leave it to me to stumble upon this thread on day #1 of MY quitting smoking adventure...

You too, huh? I'm on my first full day smoke-free, cold turkey. No patches, no gum, no nuthin. Had my last smoke at about 2 pm yesterday. I'm starting to crave one now though. That sort of sucks.

[PCLoadLetter]

Worried about my blood pressure... It's high already and I will lose my job if it rises any more.

Step on in the BP-lowering plan. Also includes (*gasp*) exercise and losing weight.

Unfortunately for me my mother has high BP and takes medication for it... Damn my bad genes!

[kloraferm]

All this talk makes me want to go have a cig. :icon_wink

[SweetPrincess]

I have been smoke free for 27 hours.

My teeth hurt from chewing so much gum.

[kloraferm]

I have been smoke free for 27 hours.

My teeth hurt from chewing so much gum.
Well you've got me beat by 26 hours, 50 minutes


This isn't helping, is it?

[BIV]

I just don't see a developed physiological dependency as the same as lack of willpower to avoid something that someone simply "wants". An addiction is a situation where the person needs whatever they're addicted to, otherwise they'll become severely ill (see "Man With The Golden Arm"). With a habit such as smoking, the person can become irritable while stopping, yet not writhing in pain because the body is actually trying to expel severe toxins. Although there are valid points on both sides, and I never claimed to be an authority on it, it is certainly a debateable issue.

I half agree with you. It is all about willpower. But to say there isn't a real addiction there is just, I'm sorry, ignorant. Nicotine is as addictive, physically, as Heroine.

You should have seen me my second week. Shakes, sweats, stomache cramps, headaches, dizzyness (still getting the head aches). I went into 20 minute fits where I just couldn't function.

As for it being a toxin, Nicotine in it's pure form is as deadly as cianide.

Couple this with a sever psycological addiction and you see why it takes the average smoker 8 tries to quit smoking. The average for heroin and crack is three.

I have a room in my apartment where I would smoke, an atrium with lots of windows. There is nothing more frustrating then having to conciously stop myself from walking into that room ten times in half as many minutes.
You'd think I was a retard with the conversations I'd have with myself.
*walks towards door*
"No damnit, you are not smoking"
*starts to walk towards door*
"No damnit"
*starts to walk towards door*
"You don'teven have any fucking cigs, knock it off!"
*starts to walk towards door*
"God Damnit!"
*puts more gum in mouth, looks for food*

But it IS all about willpower. Pull a Nancy Reagan and lop off a breast...er...I mean just say no to the next one. And remember, once you are hooked, there is no such thing as just one cigarette.

Big props to all of you who are quitting.:clap: I'm glad I could be an inspiration, if that is the case. If it gets hard, come here and vent. You'd be surprised how much it helped.

And princess, if you need any extra "support", just let me know...:icon_wink :action-sm :icon_roll

[lawjockey]

I have a room in my apartment where I would smoke, an atrium with lots of windows. There is nothing more frustrating then having to conciously stop myself from walking into that room ten times in half as many minutes.
You'd think I was a retard with the conversations I'd have with myself.
*walks towards door*
"No damnit, you are not smoking"
*starts to walk towards door*
"No damnit"
*starts to walk towards door*
"You don'teven have any fucking cigs, knock it off!"
*starts to walk towards door*
"God Damnit!"
*puts more gum in mouth, looks for food*

But it IS all about willpower. Pull a Nancy Reagan and lop off a breast...er...I mean just say no to the next one. And remember, once you are hooked, there is no such thing as just one cigarette.



Yeah, The last time I quit (for little over a year) for me it was in the car. Whenever I went on a long trip, which was often (I now live in New Haven, but used to live in Jersey, and still take many much trips back there). It was the hardest thing in the world not to pull of into a rest stop and buy a pack, I even went so far as to buy a few packs and threw them out. But you and Klor are right to an extent, it is all about will power. As much as you want one, you just have to not light up. The biggest part is that you have to be ready to quit. You have to be sick and tired of coughing all the time, waking up with a sore throat, getting winded going up a flight of stairs, etc. I you are not ready to quitn, then trying to quit will do you no good whatsoever.
It's also a good idea to set a date that way you get ready to quit. So for some of the people on this thread it is the 11th!
I'm glad that I could have my 100th post be on something substantial!

[kloraferm]

I half agree with you. It is all about willpower. But to say there isn't a real addiction there is just, I'm sorry, ignorant. Nicotine is as addictive, physically, as Heroine.

You should have seen me my second week. Shakes, sweats, stomache cramps, headaches, dizzyness (still getting the head aches). I went into 20 minute fits where I just couldn't function.

As for it being a toxin, Nicotine in it's pure form is as deadly as cianide.

Couple this with a sever psycological addiction and you see why it takes the average smoker 8 tries to quit smoking. The average for heroin and crack is three.

I have a room in my apartment where I would smoke, an atrium with lots of windows. There is nothing more frustrating then having to conciously stop myself from walking into that room ten times in half as many minutes.
You'd think I was a retard with the conversations I'd have with myself.
*walks towards door*
"No damnit, you are not smoking"
*starts to walk towards door*
"No damnit"
*starts to walk towards door*
"You don'teven have any fucking cigs, knock it off!"
*starts to walk towards door*
"God Damnit!"
*puts more gum in mouth, looks for food*

But it IS all about willpower. Pull a Nancy Reagan and lop off a breast...er...I mean just say no to the next one. And remember, once you are hooked, there is no such thing as just one cigarette.

Big props to all of you who are quitting.:clap: I'm glad I could be an inspiration, if that is the case. If it gets hard, come here and vent. You'd be surprised how much it helped.

And princess, if you need any extra "support", just let me know...:icon_wink :action-sm :icon_roll
Fair enough. I didn't claim to give the definitive answer, just my opinion. Nicotine probably just affected me differently. Either way, anyone who's trying to quit (anything), I wish them luck.

[lawjockey]

Fair enough. I didn't claim to give the definitive answer, just my opinion. Nicotine probably just affected me differently. Either way, anyone who's trying to quit (anything), I wish them luck.

Thanks, I'm also trying to quit being a douche, unfortunatly that's not working out so well for me

[kloraferm]

Thanks, I'm also trying to quit being a douche, unfortunatly that's not working out so well for me
I can relate. I'm an incurable wise-ass :)

[SweetPrincess]

Thanks BIV!! :action-sm I am doing pretty good. My last Cig was on sunday at 4:00pm. The gum chewing is helping. And thanks for the support offer and being such an inspiration. I have been smoking for 12 years (I am 24). Thats 1/2 my life!!! I am so happy that you started this thread. Its helped a lot.

Thank You hunnie! :icon_bigg

[lawjockey]

I can relate. I'm an incurable wise-ass :)


Yeah I think the tricky part is learning to live with our respective diabilities. It's tough, but it breaks up the drearyness of the work day :icon_mrgr :icon_cool

[JoeyDVDZ]

Day 2 for me. Not so bad so far. Lots of gum & halls cough drops.

[OAsarg]

I'm also trying to quit. I was thinking of picking up the chewing habbit instead.

[OAsarg]

Sun flower seeds work too. :cool3:

[JoeyDVDZ]

Day #3 begins today. Last night the first troubling signs of problems ahead were observed. Involuntary twitches in my legs on the bus ride home, and woke up this morning at 1:30 am, unable to sleep. Didn't have a clue why until I remembered I hadn't had a smoke in over 50 hours. Another fun thing. I've been coughing already due to a cold, which actually prompted this not smoking decision, but now I'm getting very phlegmmy (sp?) due to all the crap in my lungs loosening up. Ironic, one coughs more from NOT smoking than from smoking!

Still going strong though. Gonna beat this thing.

[lawjockey]

I'm also trying to quit. I was thinking of picking up the chewing habbit instead.


Did that about two years ago, it does help with the cravings, and has the added bonus of pissing off everyone who thought the smpking habit was disgusting. It killed two Petersons with one fishing trip. The only downside is that there were always some nasty sores in my mouth and I felt as if my jaw was gonna fall off. But if you can deal with that then like i said it helps with the cravings

[lawjockey]

Day #3 begins today. Last night the first troubling signs of problems ahead were observed. Involuntary twitches in my legs on the bus ride home, and woke up this morning at 1:30 am, unable to sleep. Didn't have a clue why until I remembered I hadn't had a smoke in over 50 hours. Another fun thing. I've been coughing already due to a cold, which actually prompted this not smoking decision, but now I'm getting very phlegmmy (sp?) due to all the crap in my lungs loosening up. Ironic, one coughs more from NOT smoking than from smoking!

Still going strong though. Gonna beat this thing.

It will be about one to two weeks before you actually start feeling better, so buck up, we're gonna turn this thing around

[JoeyDVDZ]

Day #4. Boy, I miss my lighter.

[SweetPrincess]

I'm at day 4. Cant lie I had a cig the other night after a huge fight with the hubby that almost caused a seperation. But besides that i have been doing really well. The real test will be this weekend at the bars when I am drunk.

Keep it up everyone who has quit

Good luck to all of you quitting on monday when the boyz are finally back

[JoeyDVDZ]

I almost broke yesterday when I got home from work, went as far as to pull into the parking lot of the convenience store, went in, wound up with a cup of coffee instead of a pack of Marlboro med. 100's. Moral victory for me! :)

I miss the excuse to step away from my desk though....

[BIV]

Keep holding on guys, the first two weeks are a bitch. Unfortunately, Princess, I think you reset your clock with that cig. Stay strong. The stressfull situations are the ones that break the habit. That is also when you can prove to yourself that you are done. I would suggest having a shot or two (or beers) before going out or even tonight. Trying to break the habits of both 1. Smoking with alcohol and 2. Smoking in a bar at the same time can be rough.

I forgot to mention the sleeplessness. It blows.
The phlegm is pretty nasty, Huh Joey? It gets worse before it gets better. All sorts of new colors and textures.
Don't skip walking away from your desk. Take my advice about the gum. Get a pack of Trident, put the gum in your mouth, roll up the wrapper into a little, suckable tube.
Go outside and take you smoke break with the gum. Suck on the tube instead of a cig.
Get a Zippo, don't put any fluid in it. Play with it, flick it, etc. No fluid, no flame, no smoking.

And don't start with the chewing. You will transfer the habit.


The big thing here guys is don't avoid the habit...confront it. Force yourself to do what you did while you were smoking and embrace the fact that you are not. That whole concept actually increased my willpower.

"Do not try to stop thinking about smoking...that is impossible. Instead, only realize the truth...there is no smoking."


All this being said, I went through a serious nic fit on Wednesday. *sigh* One day at a time. Five weeks without on Sunday.

[JoeyDVDZ]

Thank you, Neo. With your wisdom & guidance, we shall all be set free.

Day #5, going strong.

And sorry, he's right, you did reset your clock with your lil slip. Just sayin....

[lawjockey]

Where are all those baggers that said they were gonna quit today? I hope I'm not the only one, 13 hours without one so far and going strong.

[kloraferm]

I'm thinking of just going cold turkey. I'm seriously considering just tossing the fucking things and quit making excuses why I can't quit. It really reeks of weakness (no offense to anyone here).

[lawjockey]

I'm thinking of just going cold turkey. I'm seriously considering just tossing the fucking things and quit making excuses why I can't quit. It really reeks of weakness (no offense to anyone here).

You can do it!!!! C'mon we're gonna turn this thing around!

[kloraferm]

I think I'll give it a try. Why not, right?

[Tossed Salad]

did it work for you?

I'm going to stop the day after the shows vacation is over, maybe we can get a bunch of us here to all quit on that day and keep updated with this thread?

Dude, I quit in 2000 using Zyban. I was an ignorant bastard though for like a month

[BIV]

Just an update, still clean with no relapse. Anyone else care to give an update?

[CrazyMrPoopSex]

failed horribly

[BCH]

Wow, I widh I had known this thread existed 7 weeks ago. I quit on May 31st cold turkey like. It's a constant struggle, but I did the same thing with "Smoking Situations" My first week I went to my Poker Game, a bar in NJ and Played a gig with my band. after all that, I felt empowered to beat it and... So Far so Good.

[XMScott]

I quit today!

So far, so terrible. I was coughing up some shit yesterday. Patch is on

In the past its worked. I just gave in. CANT GIVE IN!

[ChrisH]

I quit New Years' Eve, went cold turkey (no patch, gum, etc.), and man, IT HAS SUCKED!! But I haven't slipped yet, which is good.

Even now, more than seven months later, I still get cravings; fortunatley, however, they only really happen when I drink. I strongly recommend mints, gum (Eclipse Cherry Chill is my favorite) and Ricolla lozenges to get over the cravings.

STAY STRONG, BROTHERS!!!!!!!!!

[Tossed Salad]

Yeah guys. It was the hardest thing I ever done did. After 4 1/2 years, I still get the urge to light up again. Te mental part never really goes away. I don't crave like bfore, but I do desire at times. Just remember if you quit cold turkey, it takes 8 days for the nicotine to be completely out of you're system. After that, it's all in you're head.

[THE FEZ MAN]

i've gone 6. then i always snap, i have no will power or lungs left

[ChrisH]

i've gone 6. then i always snap, i have no will power or lungs left

Days, weeks, months or years?

It really is in the top 5 most difficult things I have ever gone through. I always say that if I were diagnosed with some awful, incurable disease and was only given six months to live, the first thing I would do is buy a carton and a bottle of Lagavulin and enjoy the hell out of myself (and, of course, repeat every few days).

[THE FEZ MAN]

six days, then i always snap. the last time i snapped we were walking out of BJ's and some dude was smokeing and i walked rite through it. i instantly turned around and bought 2 cartons.

[BCH]

Still going here. 2 months and not one puff. I have dreams sometimes where I'm smoking and after waking up, it takes some time to convince myself that I actually have quit.

[ChrisH]

Still going here. 2 months and not one puff. I have dreams sometimes where I'm smoking and after waking up, it takes some time to convince myself that I actually have quit.

Had one of those the other night...actually felt guilty in my dreams for dream-smoking.

[MJMANDALAY]

I've been Smoking for 22 Yearrrrrs now

And I'm no quiter








"Strenth and Honor"

[BIV]

Still going here. 2 months and not one puff. I have dreams sometimes where I'm smoking and after waking up, it takes some time to convince myself that I actually have quit.
I fucking hate that shit. Smoking in my dream, I wake up and reach for my pack....and then remember. Walking through smoke, drinking and big meals still get me but I think I'm good at this point. It's more like a nagging memory then a hammer to the skull.

[The Sarge]

I'm 28 and have been smoking for about 5 years...I still enjoy the hell out of it.

When I was in Iraq, we smoked more. Even people who weren't smokers, did so.

A few times, on seperate convoys we went on for about 4-9 hours at a time; I'd go through about 2 packs, pending how "scenic" the road was.

[lucky]

I quit 2 weeks ago and it seems a lot tougher this time then last year when I quit for almost a year. I started a few months again and eventually started to smoke even more than I did before. I am using the patch and it does take the edge off. I went on a diet and lost almost 25 pounds as I figured I would gain some like I did last year.

After the first week though it has gotten easier and am now can wait and/or not wear the patch for awhile and only then put it on when I think about a Cig. I just gotta remember that my Father passed away when he was 47 from Lung Cancer and I am now 45.

BIV good luck and keep at it. It will be worth it in the end and the cravings get less over time. Wish there was a way I could help you and all whole are going through this ordeal.

[lucky]

Oh yeah Kloraferm and any who are thinking of quitting I will give a bit of advice that helped me but may not help all. So apologize.

I chose a day about two weeks away and started to think negatively of cigarettes. Every cig I lit up I said to myself over and over how horrible the smell, taste, and time It was wasting to smoke and also tell myself that on that date I had set up that I couldn't wait to quit that day and wish it would hurry and get here.

When the day came and I awoke I through any and all smokes and smokings things away and just said thank god this day is here and now I continiously say how proud I am of kicking this nasty habit and how disgusting the cigs were.

Good luck to all who have quit and also Good luck to any who plan on it.

[lawjockey]

Going pretty good for me, almost four months. I had a closing the other day in my client's house, they both chain smoked the entire time. The finished a pack between them in an hour, just too much. I was coughing and hacking the whole time. It got to the point where I can;t stand it any more, so I guess it's good. I've been sauced many many times since quitting and am proud to report that I've held up. I still miss those fucking things though.

[lucky]

Great Lawjockey. Hang in there. I was in a casino playing Black Jack a few days ago and sat next to a couple chain smokers and was surprised how well I held up.

Keep up the great job Lawjockey.

[Tow Truck Tony]

I will be 25 on sept 12. started smoking early 1991. I was 10......$1.25 a pack...in May of 2000, my ex g/f nagged me to quit, how ironic that she now smokes 2 packs a day, but i decided to choose a day and quit, i smoked my ass off til that day...midnight came, I threw the cig i was puffin on out the window along with my lighter and a half of pack of newport 100's.
The real test was that my next call was to take a car from Trenton, to Newark. The tow truck blew up on the turnpike coming home....4 hours in the middle of the night, and when we got back, all 4 ppl in the office were smoking...
Bought my new truck on June 22, 2000. My uncle on my moms side passed away from cancer on June 26, 2000. The stress of the truck and ins payment, plus my mom freaking that she lost another sibling got to me, I asked the cashiers at the 7-11 i frequented to NOT SELL ME SMOKES when i quit, well that nite they gave me a cig...
Been smokin since...at least 2 packs a day!!!!
My current g/f tried to quit a month ago, and failed...prolly cuz i was still smoking...I think it may be time for another try....AUGUST 15.....This way i can get through the stress of writing those pesky $300 house ins, $800 Truck ins and $600 property tax checks and mailing them on the 10th. This thread, which I just found tonight will be my inspiration, well that and saving over $600 a month....$6.50 a pack at the corner store....$5.48 at Quick Check and WAWA
~~GOOD LUCK TO ALL THE QUITTERS OUT THERE~~~AND TO THOSE THAT HAVE STOPPED, KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK AND GOOD LUCK~~~~
~whoever knew being a quitter could be cool

[lucky]

I seem to be doing much better. I seemed to get into some coughing fits now and again. Nauseous sometimes (can't figure that one out). The sleeping pattern is getting back to normal. Always hungry but keeping that under control somewhat. I will fail again and start smoking again and go through this crap again.

Everybody else doing OK so far?

[ChrisH]

Yeah, it's been seven and a half months for me (quit New Years Eve), and while things have gotten easier, I still occasionally have nic fits (usually when drinking) and smoking dreams.

It is definitely tougher this time than the first time I quit, which was senior year of college. I quit before for three and a half years, but started again stupidly right near the bar exam...made it virutally all the way through law school, but then got drunk at a party, smoked a cig, and before the night was over had already bought a pack. This time quitting is MUCH harder, but I am glad that I'm not smoking.

However, I definitely have gained weight and am eating more, which blows. One thing at a time. :icon_wink

[lucky]

Great going Chris. I seem to be doing much better myself today and feel great. Hope the others are doing as well. Keep it up all.

[Stingray]

I quit sunday night, havent had one since.. only 2 days but it seems alot longer!

[lucky]

Great going Stingray. I understand how it seems forever. Keep it up it will be worth it.
I am going to do something very nice for myself at the end of the year for doing this. I figure with the savings from cigs I can really splurge more than usual. Maybe cozumel or fuck it who knows. Just stick with it Stingray. The first few days are the hardest and you have gone through two of em.

[lucky]

Oh forgot. I am proud of you Stingray and all who have taken this step. I know how hard it is to do.

[Dick Vos]

were all very proud of you

[diggerdog]

I quit sunday night, havent had one since.. only 2 days but it seems alot longer!

Please make this thread a sticky. I started smoking when I was 13, 26 years ago. I want to quit but everyone I work and hang with smokes. Maybe the daily reminder that other people are going through this will help.
Anthony to Norton "Just fuckin' quit"

[lucky]

The only people that this thread is gonna be important to is us Quitters and nobody likes a Quitter.

[lucky]

Still going good here. Hope so with all the others. Remember the weekend is tough for us as this is the time for seeing friends and getting drinking done. Hang tough if possible and remember that we do not have to smoke to have a good time. And the cig after sex is not necessary. Good luck to all and wanted to say again that I am very proud of all for taking this step.

[BIV]

I quit sunday night, havent had one since.. only 2 days but it seems alot longer!
Good luck Sting. Go back and re-read the whole thread and think of this...on the 5th it will be six months for me. I hope I can inspire you a little through the horrible time I had and the fact that I got through. You've decided to quit, that's the biggest step. Now it's just a matter of follow through.

[Stingray]

just hit a week without a cigarette, been using the nicorette gum.. I'm actually not having to hard a time with urges really. one day at a time...

[lucky]

Good to hear sting. The first week is the hardest but the most dangerous is ahead. Tomorrow morning is my 3rd week and I feel great.

BIV glad to hear you made it but remember last year I quit for almost a year. I had some stress this year and thought like any addict that falls off the wagon.

(One or two a day won't hurt me)

Well eventually I started smoking more than I ever did before. This second was harder than the first which I thought was easy. Like the idea Sting said, "one day at a time".

Proud of you all. Punching out.

[LovetoCringe]

I've been quit for 3 years now and almost every single day I have at least one really strong urge to smoke... after 3 years I know that even 1 cig and I'd be smoking a pack a day again... not sure why it's so ridiculously addictive... It's all mental at this point thats the fucked up part. after a week it's all in your head.

[BIV]

I've been quit for 3 years now and almost every single day I have at least one really strong urge to smoke... after 3 years I know that even 1 cig and I'd be smoking a pack a day again... not sure why it's so ridiculously addictive... It's all mental at this point thats the fucked up part. after a week it's all in your head.
Studies have suggested that addiction actually rewires parts of your brain. This means when you do certain activeties it fires electrical impulses to the part of your brain that wants to smoke. By not smoking, you wither these connections. Like any other aspect of your brain and body, the less you use it the more it atrophies.

It explains alot of things. You eat alot, so the connections between food and cigs are strong so the connections are strong from lots of use. The reason alcohol has such strong connections is it builds it's own as well. Double the connections. That's why these type of impulses are so hard to shake. Add stress to this list as well.

On the flip side, the unexpected cravings and the cravings that come years later are triggered by connections that are not used very often. Like an old smoking buddy you havn't seen in a long time or the loss of a loved one. It never had a chance to atrophy because you were never faced with it.

I may be getting the details wrong, but that's the basic. And that's just mental addiction. Physical addiction has another whole set of problems. Nicotine has the dubious honer of being one of the most addictive substances for both your body and mind and having equal addictiveness on both fronts.

Nasty little drug.

[Tow Truck Tony]

Well, on Sun nite at midnite, i threw my cigs out, cold turkey, did ok the first 36 hours, but that is when the headache, dizziness and blurry vision started, stress last 2 days, tow truck was down all yesterday and part of today with a fuel problem. At hour 40, I was on the road, had a car hooked, and I almost wrecked the truck, I did not see the car I almost hit, headache was so back i could not think. world was spinning....I stopped and got a pck of cigs, smoked two and was good. Saw my g/f at like 5 and gave her the rest. going tomorrow to get Zyban. Can't not function and be on the road.....so by the weekend i will be smke free. I tried, and if i didn't have to work today and tomorrow, I would have dealt with those symptoms til hour 72....I would have just stayed home......congrats Sting and lucky good luck all.....
LATE!!!

[lucky]

Still good here. I even been to several casinos here in Nevada. (and done very well I might add). Did well and only one time I had a problem was when I had 2 smokers on both sides of me and they were smoking heavy and their smoke was really getting in my face. Even if I was still smoking it would of bothered me.

I think I may be a former smoker now. It is so cool that I am going to splurge on myself half the winnings I got here. I do hope everyone else is doing as well. I will say that it has been rough but well worth it.

[A giiiiiiiiiirl]

Gum worked for my boyfriend, masturbating alot worked for me. :icon_cool

[lucky]

Already Jack Off a lot before I stopped smoking. Can't imagine Jacking it more.

[sweet_tits]

Just noticed this thread, could have used it sooner, but today is one week for me. Sunflower seeds are my trick if anyone needs something.
Good luck all

[Ren5150]

Gum worked for my boyfriend, masturbating alot worked for me. :icon_cool

I dont smoke but I jerk off 3 times a day to avoid ever starting.

[SonnyForelli]

Well people, I have read the whole thread and I have to congratulate all that have quit today and beyond. :clap: :clap: :clap: . I haven't smoked cigaretts in In over 3 years but I followed Dr Phills sugestion of replaceing it with something else. I now smoke cigars! < I don,t inhale either. I didnt smoke anything for 9 months before picking up cigars. I cant really say I have any desire to stop smoking cigars. BTW, I hate the smell of cigaretts now and cant even picture myself ever smoking cigaretts ever again. Im not here defending tabacco use in any way as I am aware that Cigar smoking has its negatives but I still say for myself that its safer than cigaretts in one aspect. My lungs are alot clearer and I am no longer short winded. Hell I was even able to get a 300.000 dollar life insurance policy for a non smoker, and I told them when i signed up that I smoked Cigars. They came and took blood work and BP readings and got back to me in a week with a non smokers plan that only cost me 400 a year. The only draw back is that I have to go for a teeth cleaning 4 times a year intead of twice. I also quit smoking cigars about three times , one beacuse I was sick and the other two times due to hospital stays with out any problems of heavy pysical withdrawals that ciggaretts give you.

[NortonsJunk]

I quit on June 26th havent had a cigarette yet. Like Dr. Phil says, I replaced something with something. If you wanna quit.... buy a lot of marijuana cigarettes and substitute. wink. wink.

[GETAIDS]

I dont smoke nor do I care for it, but i know my dad used to smoke about 4 packs of Parliament a day (back when cigarrettes used to cost like 2 bux a pack, im sure you guys miss those days) It took him two heart attacks to decide to quit. Its better now cuz for the past 10 years this house hasnt stunk like cigarrettes and there are no more cig burns all over furniture and carpet from stray ashes. The one thing I do like is whenever i go up to New Hampshire I come back down with a shitload of cartons to sell to my friends.

A shit load eh?

So your spending almost $30 a carton (even at Wal-Mart) for "good" quality cigarettes, IE: Marlboro, Parliament, Winston, Camels? I think you are mistaken sir. We like the rest of the country have a high and ever rising 'sin tax' on cigarettes. It's not like buying clothes, food, or even a car here. If you really have this much of an expandable income let me know the next time you come this way, I want to "hang out."

[Ego]

Umm...not sure if this matters to anyone here, but I figured it was worth mentioning based on the subject matter.

I've never smoked a cigarette, and don't plan to ever. Everyone else in my family smokes, and have tried to get me to do it at one time or another. I've never tried any illegal drugs, even though everyone else in my family has at some point. I waited until I was 21 to try drinking. I tried it, and just didn't quite understand what I was supposed to get out of it, so that habit never developed in me.

I really wish I understood addiction, but I've never had to deal with it myself. My dad is a pill popping junkie, but that's his issue. If he wants to destroy what he's got left of his life by overusing his prescription meds and supplementing them with street shit, that's on him.

Please don't mistake this as me claiming to be above anyone. I have been on prescribed antidepressants since I was 15, and I do have a genuine desire to someday reduce or eliminate my use of them. But I refuse to do anything that would jeapordize my progress. I hated who I was and what I had been up until then, and I'm still angry at myself in some instances for not having advanced farther in my life, or for not being able to do more to prevent certain things from happening. Whether or not my confidence is placed correctly, I still feel that the advice and guidance of my doctors and psychologist, along with my own positive progress, will someday get me to a point where I won't have to take these medicines anymore.

Not that it means anything to anyone, but I'm just sayin'...

[lucky]

Isn't there a place for the above thread already. Like the high and mighty even though I am whacked out thread or something?

[lucky]

Still haven't had a cig yet.

[Abysmul]

Still haven't had a cig yet.
good for you....its been a week and a day for me

[Ego]

Isn't there a place for the above thread already. Like the high and mighty even though I am whacked out thread or something?

*rimshot*

[Tow Truck Tony]

I hate pills, I have been saying for years that medication does not do shit. Now I really want to quit, so I figure cold turkey is not happening this time, so I take this stupid zyban stuff. Still getting nic fits bad as ever, been almost a week. I tried to quit this past monday. will say though that as opposed to going through a carton and a half of cigarettes in a week, I have only bought 4 packs. Going to try again tonight. See how long I can last. 72 hours, that's all I need. Really don't know what else to do. Maybe hypnotism, some people say it works......

[BCH]

Coming up on 3 Months and finally I can go a day or two now without even thinking about it. I'm starting to forget smoking the way you forget someone's face over time. If I close my eyes, I can remember but it's not in my daily thoughts.

[tjchr3]

Thanks for all the info everyone, Im on day 2 so should be an intersting couple of days by what i read!

[dr. evil]

day one for me. threw them out this morning at 8:00 am, using the patches. Bought all ten weeks at once this time. Tried them a few times but didn't stick with it thought this would help. Had a few cravings but they do go away. Good luck all and thanks for reading.

[Jizz Bug]

commit lozenges.... been smoke free for a month and a half.. feltl liek killing small animals and midgets for the first week or two....... but im still smoke free.

also started going to the gym, and i find i can run a bit better when i can breath... when i was going to the gym and still smokeing l would walk up to the door while smokeing.. go in and wonder why i couldnt run a fucking mile... now im doing about 6.5 miles in an hour on the ol tread mill... so any way i havent smoked.. and now i am a member of the Zoloft family....fucking great.. so i replaced somethign with something.....

i do get a few very funny looks from some people as i proudly walk through the gym wearing my "Spread the virus" t shirt... wonder why that is?

[lucky]

4 weeks today smoke free and feel great. I can breathe much better. Even all the casinos I went to while I was in vegas or other places in Nevada was a breeze. I do hope all is ok with the other wackers.

[lucky]

*rimshot*



Hey at least I tried

[snail snot snow]

smoke pot it gives your hand something to do :icon_mrgr

[TheSolipsist]

to quote dennis leary "i love to smoke, i love to smoke, i love to fuckin' smoke...I smoke seven thousand packs a day" and bill hicks of course:

"Obnoxious , self-righteous, whining little fucks. My biggest fear is that if I quit smoking, I'll become on of you...Don't take that wrong. I have something to tell you non-smokers that I know for a fact that you don't know, and I feel it's my duty to pass on information at all times. Ready?.......Non-smokers die every day...Enjoy your evening. See, I know that you entertain this eternal life fantasy because you've chosen not to smoke, but let me be the 1st to POP that bubble and bring you hurtling back to reality....You're dead too."

[FreeTheCricket]

...And I'm going to kill everyone I see. My hands are shaking, my head hurts, I'm angry all the time, I'm coughing up phlegm like it's a fucking race. I've had to apologize to co-workers for jumping down their throats. I've even got into stupid arguments on this very board.

Jesus Christ this is gonna suck. Stop smoking, day three.

:fu4: nya nya nya nya nya nya.... sucker!!

I never smoked a day in my life, so I don't have to deal with any of that shit ever. Now, as far as that pesky alcoholism....

Seriously dude, quit that shit and never look back. I'm a paramedic and I've seen what old smokers go through. That is NOT a way to die.

[A giiiiiiiiiirl]

well...after reading this thread the last time i posted in it...i went out and bought a pack.

:icon_redf

[stokedaspossibl]

i enjoy smoking too much to even think about quitting any time soon.

[sweet_tits]

1 week and four days here, things are getting easier, but id still love to lick an ashtry if i still had one in the house. Believe it or not this thread os actualy helping.
Thanks All

[Stingray]

Still going!


Stingray's Quit Stats

Since Sunday, August 07, 2005, I've been smoke-free for:
17 Days, 20 Minutes, 29 Seconds.

I have saved $216.92 by not smoking 748 cigarettes.
By not smoking I have added
2 Days, 9 Hours, 52 Minutes, 53 seconds.
to my life expectancy.

[lucky]

Still going!


Stingray's Quit Stats

Since Sunday, August 07, 2005, I've been smoke-free for:
17 Days, 20 Minutes, 29 Seconds.

I have saved $216.92 by not smoking 748 cigarettes.
By not smoking I have added
2 Days, 9 Hours, 52 Minutes, 53 seconds.
to my life expectancy.


Great going Stingray. A little over 4 weeks here and just woke up and want a cig. It will pass soon but strange how that works.

[Ego]

Fight the Power!!!

[pointblankJ9]

I'm almost at my quit date. I've been tapering and Monday's the day. I'm down to 5 per day from 20+. Using Wellbutrin, which really does make smoking less enjoyable.

[Cunt Smasher]

I took wellbutrin and quit the next day(three years ago!),only thing isdoc said if you drink while on it you could have a seizure and die, but you gotta quit drinking for awhile anyway or you WILL smoke again.

[RIOT]

I quit 3.5 weeks ago and still crave cigarettes. I will, however, never smoke them again. I used patches to get my mind off the hand motion of smoking for about 1-2 weeks. In that time I still smoked occasionally, and went to bars alot. After 2 weeks I quit the patch and still continue to go to bars and drink (more actually than before) and do not smoke at all - full withdrawl. My philosphy is this - if you have to suffer through a withdrawl, each day that passes makes you think 'well I didnt suffer for this long to go back to smoking'. Worked for me at least.
-DAN

[righty]

I quit the 21 st of Aug. So a week and 2 days. been going good had the urge when i ran out of beer last week but didnt have one. well i say to myself Good Luck Bro!

[Stingray]

still going!


Quit Stats

Since Sunday, August 07, 2005, I've been smoke-free for:
23 Days, 19 Hours, 33 Minutes, 18 Seconds.

I have saved $293.48 by not smoking 1047 cigarettes.
By not smoking I have added
3 Days, 9 Hours, 1 Minutes, 0 seconds.
to my life expectancy.

[BCH]

Tomorrow at 10AM = 3 Months. Yay for me!!!

[nannerphone]

well congrats to everyone here that is doing a good job!!! I was doing just great for almost 2 weeks.... then this happened http://www.whackbag.com/showthread.php?t=31928 dumb bitch

[Bud8Weiser]

I quit a year and a half ago. Best thing I ever did.

[pointblankJ9]

Sunday night around Midnight was my last cig. Quit smoking Monday, period came tuesday...hubby's waterpump went Wednesday (day before mortgage due)... dickhead boss back at work on Thursday...

I've been lightheaded, nauseous (sp?), waking up several times a night, and this morning I vomited when I got to work. I still haven't lit up and I'm so friggen pleased with that. My dad and hubby almost told me to have a cig by Wednesday night, but I realized that if I had a smoke, all those other problems would still exist, and I'd be a failure on top of it. Nervous about the weekend, but I think I'll manage.

[BIV]

Sunday night around Midnight was my last cig. Quit smoking Monday, period came tuesday...hubby's waterpump went Wednesday (day before mortgage due)... dickhead boss back at work on Thursday...

I've been lightheaded, nauseous (sp?), waking up several times a night, and this morning I vomited when I got to work. I still haven't lit up and I'm so friggen pleased with that. My dad and hubby almost told me to have a cig by Wednesday night, but I realized that if I had a smoke, all those other problems would still exist, and I'd be a failure on top of it. Nervous about the weekend, but I think I'll manage.
:clap: That's it. That's how you will do it. You've been through the worst. Stick to it.

Six months for me on Monday.

[pointblankJ9]

Thanks, Biv! Six months is awesome. I'm at 6 days, but I think this really is the time!

[Abysmul]

to quote dennis leary "i love to smoke, i love to smoke, i love to fuckin' smoke...I smoke seven thousand packs a day" and bill hicks of course:

"Obnoxious , self-righteous, whining little fucks. My biggest fear is that if I quit smoking, I'll become on of you...Don't take that wrong. I have something to tell you non-smokers that I know for a fact that you don't know, and I feel it's my duty to pass on information at all times. Ready?.......Non-smokers die every day...Enjoy your evening. See, I know that you entertain this eternal life fantasy because you've chosen not to smoke, but let me be the 1st to POP that bubble and bring you hurtling back to reality....You're dead too."
Now wait.......didn't Bill Hicks die from lung cancer? I could be mistaken.....
BTW its been almost 3 weeks for me.....but i have slipped almost everyday @ work....i usually smoke 1-2 cigs a day.....but hey, its better than 1-2 packs :rolleyes:

[Buster H]

For those of you that know me, you also know that for the past 8 months (actually the last 5 years) I have smoking off and on. I will go a week without anything, then a week of smoking a pack a day, then quit again for 2 days, then back for a month..............

I have not had one in 24 hours and I am really trying hard this time. 5 years ago, I managed to go a year and a half. After that, I have not had the success. This time I will!

[Abysmul]

For those of you that know me, you also know that for the past 8 months (actually the last 5 years) I have smoking off and on. I will go a week without anything, then a week of smoking a pack a day, then quit again for 2 days, then back for a month..............

I have not had one in 24 hours and I am really trying hard this time. 5 years ago, I managed to go a year and a half. After that, I have not had the success. This time I will!
GOOD LUCK BRO!

[Buster H]

GOOD LUCK BRO!
thanks deeeek!

[snakeeyes]

It is UNBELEVIABLE how much I stink.
Why you ask?
Because Ive been a member of Wackbag for about as long as this thread has been going,and I just now stumbled apon it.

AND I CAN HELP YOU ALL QUIT!!

2 words.

SMOKE AWAY!!!

This product gaurentees you to be smoke free in 7 days.


I smoked for 20 years. My habit varried anywhere from 1 to 3 packs a day,depending on how long the day was. I avareged 1 cig every half hour. More during stressful situations. I dont even know how many times I tried to quit and failed. I even smoked while using the patch. Ya, wasnt succesful that time.

Till I tried SMOKE AWAY. This stuff WORKS.

NO WITHDRAWL symptoms.

NO CRAVINGS

Here is what happened to me.
Day 1
I started to take the product, I tried not to smoke,but not really hard,I smoked less than a pack that day.( I had a headache all day, but I think thats because you have to give up caffiene while you are on this product.)

Day2
smoked maybe a half a pack. Felt fine

Day3
smoked 5 or 6. felt fine

day 4
smoked a couple, didnt really want to very badly just a little.
Day 5
smoked one

Day 6
none
It has been a year and a half now. I havnt had any.
I havnt had any real craving
I dont have to talk myself out of having one on a daily basis.
I dont even think about them,unless I smell one or am having a discussion about them.And I dont want them.

The downside, cigerettes REALLY FUCKING STINK. I MEAN IT , THEY SMELL AWFUL!!!!!!!
For a little while after you have quit, you will feel slightly ill when you smell them,but YOU WONT WANT ONE.
This mediates after a couple months,but to this day I prefer to not be around them.

I spent over 100 bucks on this stuff when I quit. A couple months later,I saw it in WAL-MART for around 35$. It kinda pissed me off, But not too much. It was worth it. Every penny.

Try it,it DOES work. And I dont get paid by the company in any way shape or form. I just know it worked for me.

I really wanted to quit though,so that might have helped me be successful.

[ShavedLebaneseBear]

Now wait.......didn't Bill Hicks die from lung cancer? I could be mistaken.....
BTW its been almost 3 weeks for me.....but i have slipped almost everyday @ work....i usually smoke 1-2 cigs a day.....but hey, its better than 1-2 packs :rolleyes:

Bill Hicks died from Pancreatic cancer, but it certainly could have been brought on from smoking...or or any number of the other vices he had...fucking shame. He ruled.

I used the gum to quit. It works well (no cigs in over 1 1/2 years), but you end up being addicted to the gum. Way more expensive than smokes, that's for sure...:icon_roll

-j

[Buster H]

48 hours and counting!

[Stingray]

I cant believe I'm still going! Not easy.. But still going





Stingray's Quit Stats

Since Sunday, August 07, 2005, I've been smoke-free for:
31 Days, 1 Hours, 22 Minutes, 8 Seconds.

I have saved $395.56 by not smoking 1366 cigarettes.
By not smoking I have added
4 Days, 9 Hours, 39 Minutes, 15 seconds.
to my life expectancy.

[tar_baby]

wow 400 bucks a month?....what were you at 2 packs a day?...how much are packs in NY?

[Cunt Smasher]

I agree that after you quit you understand what people said all those years you didn't beleive...they fucking stink! I personally cannot stand to get in someones car that smokes, and yes, your clothes stink too.20 year smoker,3 years quit.Wellbutrin worked for me.

[The Sarge]

mmmmmm......toooobaaaaaaccoo........mmmmm......nic otinnnnnnnne.

Enjoy your life...or you might die worrying about your health.

After Iraq...I don't care much...i just don't drink anymore...causes what you would call.....problems.

[CM Mark]

I just quit. it has been one week for me. still get nasty cravings whenever I smell the scent of tobaccoo and when I am driving, but I am holding fast. just felt I would throw my $0.02 in here. I'll keep ya updated.

[Stingray]

I'm back on the cigarette wagon, I had quit for 33 days... quiting again at the end of the month..

[pointblankJ9]

I'm back on the cigarette wagon, I had quit for 33 days... quiting again at the end of the month...


Wouldn't that make you off the wagon? What happened to break you down?

I'm on day 23...constantly walking the fence of 'fuck this' and 'don't you dare turn back now'.

The withdrawal of the first week was really sickening, but my amazement that I was able to get through even one day kept me going. After that, the excitement wore off, and it all became annoying. I still want one really badly at least 5 times a day. Only for a few minutes though. It does go away.

[CM Mark]

I'm on day ten right now. Hangin in strong. But feeling weak. Everytime I'm driving I find myself still reaching to where I kept my smokes. I'm thinking I should leave a mousetrap there or something. Still get killer cravings three or four times a day. Holding the line pretty well though.

[BCH]

You're in the clear GD just remember, it's the fucking cigs that make you feel that way. Not the lack of them. Get pissed enough at them and it's easier.

[Buster H]

I should be at 19 days by now. but I completely suck!!!!!!!!!!!! In the past 19 days, i've been smoke free for 14 of them. Longest streak was 5 days, currently I'm at 2 days and going strong.

[Stingray]

.


Wouldn't that make you off the wagon? What happened to break you down?



I was using nicorette gum so I was still getting nicotine... well I hate chewing gum, and decided to stop the gum... then I got the withdrawal symptoms which is fine except for one - sleep got disrupted.. I'd get up and couldnt go back to bed. I need my job so not sleeping is not an option.

I really didnt crave the cigarettes themselfs as I had in the past when I had quit. I just need to be awake at work.. Going to try cold turkey next month and try and get thru the week of physical withdrawal symtoms. I can handle the craves, but lack of sleep drives me nuts

[robertkeys]

congrats i quit by punishment, everytime i smoked i would have to sleep with a giant pig now i am a year smoke free but my phone is full of slumpbusters...you cant win them all i guess

[Abysmul]

I should be at 19 days by now. but I completely suck!!!!!!!!!!!! In the past 19 days, i've been smoke free for 14 of them. Longest streak was 5 days, currently I'm at 2 days and going strong.
I've been doing the same fucking shit for over 2 weeks now....smoke free for 4-5 days, smoking for a couple...
FUCK
:icon_evil

[righty]

Been smoke free for 5 weeks. all the urges basically gone. one in awhile when i drink alot. i do notice when i'm around any smokers that they stink and some just smoking like feens

[ChrisH]

Been smoke free since New Years Eve, haven't slipped yet (although I've had a few cigars since then). I do still get hardcore cravings (usually when drinking), but they are more and more rare. Happy to not smoke anymore, but I do say that if, God forbid, I was diagnosed with some awful incurable diesease and only had a short time to live, the first thing I would do is buy a carton and a handle of scotch. :icon_wink

[snakeeyes]

It is UNBELEVIABLE how much I stink.
Why you ask?
Because Ive been a member of Wackbag for about as long as this thread has been going,and I just now stumbled apon it.

AND I CAN HELP YOU ALL QUIT!!

2 words.

SMOKE AWAY!!!

This product gaurentees you to be smoke free in 7 days.


I smoked for 20 years. My habit varried anywhere from 1 to 3 packs a day,depending on how long the day was. I avareged 1 cig every half hour. More during stressful situations. I dont even know how many times I tried to quit and failed. I even smoked while using the patch. Ya, wasnt succesful that time.

Till I tried SMOKE AWAY. This stuff WORKS.

NO WITHDRAWL symptoms.

NO CRAVINGS

Here is what happened to me.
Day 1
I started to take the product, I tried not to smoke,but not really hard,I smoked less than a pack that day.( I had a headache all day, but I think thats because you have to give up caffiene while you are on this product.)

Day2
smoked maybe a half a pack. Felt fine

Day3
smoked 5 or 6. felt fine

day 4
smoked a couple, didnt really want to very badly just a little.
Day 5
smoked one

Day 6
none
It has been a year and a half now. I havnt had any.
I havnt had any real craving
I dont have to talk myself out of having one on a daily basis.
I dont even think about them,unless I smell one or am having a discussion about them.And I dont want them.

The downside, cigerettes REALLY FUCKING STINK. I MEAN IT , THEY SMELL AWFUL!!!!!!!
For a little while after you have quit, you will feel slightly ill when you smell them,but YOU WONT WANT ONE.
This mediates after a couple months,but to this day I prefer to not be around them.

I spent over 100 bucks on this stuff when I quit. A couple months later,I saw it in WAL-MART for around 35$. It kinda pissed me off, But not too much. It was worth it. Every penny.

Try it,it DOES work. And I dont get paid by the company in any way shape or form. I just know it worked for me.

I really wanted to quit though,so that might have helped me be successful.
reposting this in case any of you missed it.

[BIV]

Cigarettes really do stink. Every time I pass a smoker I'm like: "Jesus, I smelled like that."

[Christine]

You guys have inspired me...i'm going for it on Monday :)

[pointblankJ9]

Going to try cold turkey next month and try and get thru the week of physical withdrawal symtoms. I can handle the craves, but lack of sleep drives me nuts

Thinking about that physical withdrawal week is what's keeping me from slipping up right now...I can't bear the idea of going through that again.

Week 4 and it's getting easier. My husband still smoking, and I'm trying so hard not to become one of 'those people', but sometimes the smell really gets to me. Especially if he's playing his bass and a cig is just burning in the ashtray. He's cutting down, hopefully soon enough he'll decide to join me.

[The Sarge]

I rather enjoy tobacco. I've only smoked for about 5 years. I'm 28 right now...I figure I have about 15 more years to live than the average smoker, who starts at 15.

However, I ain't gonna die from cancer...no...not cancer. It'll be another tour in Iraq.....THAT....will fuckin' kill me. :icon_wink

[CM Mark]

Two weeks now for me. Just quit straight up cold turkey. been through some stressfull shit in the past two weeks too and haven't gone back to it, so I think I'm doing just fine.

[tar_baby]

Been smoke free since New Years Eve, haven't slipped yet (although I've had a few cigars since then). I do still get hardcore cravings (usually when drinking), but they are more and more rare. Happy to not smoke anymore, but I do say that if, God forbid, I was diagnosed with some awful incurable diesease and only had a short time to live, the first thing I would do is buy a carton and a handle of scotch. :icon_wink

ever inhale the cigar just out of habit?
thats what i did the first time i started smoking and then i went home and smoked some cigars...straight inhaled and coughed my ass off

[Slow Bollards]

9/7/02 was the last cigarette I have had. reading this thread is giving me that same weird tension in my stomach that i had for like a week after my last butt. Good luck everyone!! Ll I can say is it is worth the effort.

[CM Mark]

three weeks now. still craving. i think i have gained 50 pounds though since i find myself snaking all the fucking time.

[BIV]

three weeks now. still craving. i think i have gained 50 pounds though since i find myself snaking all the fucking time.
Be the salad, my friend. I gained a bunch too.

Seven months on Wednesday.

[lawjockey]

Cig free since April 11th, almost six months. Although I have had a few lippers and a few cigars during those six months, I don't count them, my main enemy was cigs and I've donkey punched it (couse i did pack on a few pounds). I just realized that the day of the sticker stop will be 6 months. That's fucking creepy.

[tar_baby]

ok...how can i quit during the yankees playoffs?

[tar_baby]

Cig free since April 11th, almost six months. Although I have had a few lippers and a few cigars during those six months, I don't count them, my main enemy was cigs and I've donkey punched it (couse i did pack on a few pounds). I just realized that the day of the sticker stop will be 6 months. That's fucking creepy.

hey...congrats man.....did u inhale the cigars at first?

[BIV]

Well, I'm over seven months officially. Seven months three days.

I think we need to start a "How to lose wieght without exercise or changing my diet" thread.

[CM Mark]

Well, I'm over seven months officially. Seven months three days.

I think we need to start a "How to lose wieght without exercise or changing my diet" thread.
I agree on that. It will be four weeks for me on monday. Best part is is that I was a fat fuck while I was smoking, so the pounds I have put on while quitting don't show that much. heh

[lawjockey]

hey...congrats man.....did u inhale the cigars at first?


No, I did the first time I ever had one (over 10 years ago) because I just didn't know any better. About half way through it, I got really sick, turned green and started booting all over the place, so I def learned my lesson after that.

And Biv, there is always the Kate Moss route, blowing rails in a recording studio. I hear that helps out a lot without exercising

[Flounder61]

Dont listen to all the bullshit that people who dont really want you to quit feed you. Thye are weak and want you to be weak also. Quitting anything is as easy or hard as you want it to be, so make up your own fucking mind and do what you want to do. and dont listen to anyone eles including me. I would say good luck bro, but luck dont have anything to do with it.

[CallmeQtie]

I quit yesterday. I had a bad asthma attack and ended up in the hospital again. I had a lung scan and they said I have the beginings of COPD. I'm 25 and I don't wanna die yet, so I quit smoking. No more weed either. This is gonna be really hard. When does it get easier?

[peteyballzzz]

i smoked for years and quit a few months ago cold turkey. havent smoked one and have no urge for one. i started getting ashtma too. the first month is the worst. kinda puts a damper on my raging alcoholism. its all about will power.

[peteyballzzz]

I would say good luck bro, but luck dont have anything to do with it.

thanks matt damon's girlfriend in Rounders

[UnOriginal]

I dunno if I should be posting in here but I quit less than a year ago, now I feel much healthier, don't get sick like I did when I smoked, and don't run out of breath like I used to. Good luck to whoever is quitting I'll say, it's really worth it.

[tar_baby]

winter sucks as a smoker
not looking forward to it...always sick....so i gotta load myself with vit. C
does that work?....cause i dont want to quit smoking..i have to have something to do on my walk to class

[JonBenetRamsey]

so some genius devised a way to get people to quit smoking with a laser. but on his radio ad doesn't care to talk about how it works. i really want to know. not that i would do that, but i'm really fuckin currious.

[tar_baby]

i smoked for years and quit a few months ago cold turkey. havent smoked one and have no urge for one. i started getting ashtma too. the first month is the worst. kinda puts a damper on my raging alcoholism. its all about will power.

well least u still got ur alcoholism to fall back on

im with ya on that one

[righty]

it's was 3 months on Nov. 13 have no craving and hate when i go to bars because when i leave i can really smell the smoke and it fucking stinks. But it probally won't stop me from going.

[DirtyJersey]

I think it makes me look cool.
I quit for about 4 years, but picked up the habit again last summer... I blame stress. Now I smoke more than ever. I want to quit, but I just can't stop sucking on those tasty fags.

4 years, damn. I just passed the 2 year mark and its nice to know that you are never really "home free" when it comes to quitting. What a f'd up addiction.

[Capt'n Obvious]

one week today w/ the patch ... not craving it at all!

[BCH]

Six Months! Yay For Me! Hang In there Doolly, Qtie and the other short timers. You stop wanting to strangle everyone you meet after 3 months.

[tar_baby]

smoking a cigar as we speak..and inhaling

[OnANorton]

http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/7781/smokersr12wz.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

This should keep ya out of the mood. Good job all who have quit. Very nice

[CrazyMrPoopSex]

In a week it will be two months for me. Doin good too, I feel alot better.

[blazin]

I thought I posted in this thread earlier... I quit on Sept 21, that makes it a bit over 10 weeks for me.

Ive been using the counter at www.quitmeter.com to track my progress..

10 weeks, 2 days, 11 hours, 3 mins, 57 seconds. 1,449 cigarettes not smoked. $305.01 saved.

[Disarray]

It's been 4 days now. I just want to see how long I can go without a cig. My record is a little over a year.

[diggerdog]

Last cig was Fri at 11a. Had a pretty trying weekend of home improvment projects. Yelled and cussed alot but no new holes in the walls. I'm using the patch, seems to be working pretty good. There is a warning that you may have "vivid dreams" while on the patch. That's one way to put it, another would be terrifying dreams of some lunch lady looking woman chasing me with a rat as big around as my thigh. WTF! Every night some fucked up dream. Taking the patch off before bed is not an option, I used to get up in the middle of the night to smoke.

[UnOriginal]

I started up dipping again and then threw away the tin, what a filthy habit

[lil'hangerwound]

Well after 12 years Im done. I dont remember exactly what day I quit. It was sometime in July. Dont miss it anymore, and recently started to realize just how gross they smell when your not the one smoking.

[ROONT]

Nothing beats banging that pack to get the tobacco settled nice and tight and then ripping that cellophane off and the box open; flipping open the box and then sliding that white filtered stick onto my lips...usually it's that first hint of flame that gets my glands going like i'm one of pavolov's dogs and then having that flame and the tip of my cigarette meet like that first gentle kiss from a lover you've only known a week...and then sucking in that first bout of nicotine and smoke deep, deep into my lungs and exhaling like it's my last breath after i've fallen off the Titanic...nope nothing beats that...I don't know how you guys are doing it...GOOD LUCK BRO...

[Disarray]

It's nearly two weeks now!

[Ether]

It's nearly two weeks now!

That's great!

I quit for 6 days, then took a couple hits at a buddy's house, and well... I am back to smoking again.

Got any tips for those of us trying to quit?

[Buster H]

It's nearly two weeks now!

Good job!!!!!

I'm back on the wagon again. Three days so far.

[ChrisH]

Got any tips for those of us trying to quit?

Not to be condescending (I'm really just trying to help), but it is all about willpower. You just have to make the decision and go forward with it. Mints and (non-Nicorette) gum helped, but it really boils down to wanting to quit. I was laid off while trying to quit and still didn't slip...I definitely gained weight, but no cigs.

[Buster H]

4 days and going strong. I've been here before. I just gotta keep it up and the itchy blood/cold sweats will go away in a few days.

[righty]

Dec. 11 was 4 months for me. Yay me i can do it.

[Buster H]

Four days, 22 hours, 1 minute and 20 seconds. 98 cigarettes not smoked, saving $24.59. Life saved: 8 hours, 10 minutes.

[HockeyHelmet]

I stoped yesterday...ugh

[Buster H]

One week, 5 hours, 47 minutes and 6 seconds. 144 cigarettes not smoked, saving $36.20. Life saved: 12 hours, 0 minutes.

the itchy blood thing still has not gone away. I used the patch for 3 days and now I am going cold turkey. This is killing me but I am still going through with it.

I had my first smoking dream last night.

[roche]

Today is my quit day. I have never even made it a full day before.

Those mints really taste like ass.....

[roche]

Finishing up day 7 now with still no smokes. The mints don't taste quite as bad anymore, but they really kill the taste of scotch.

When will the craving start to die down some?

6 days, 18 hours, 18 minutes, 24 seconds

Cigarettes not smoked 270

Money saved $49.27

[tar_baby]

smoking a pipe and inhaling...DAAAAMN GOOD

[BIV]

Finishing up day 7 now with still no smokes. The mints don't taste quite as bad anymore, but they really kill the taste of scotch.

When will the craving start to die down some?

6 days, 18 hours, 18 minutes, 24 seconds

Cigarettes not smoked 270

Money saved $49.27

Give it another week. You are gonna spike in about 3-4 days. Have lots of gum/mints on hand, salads, rolled up gum wrappers to breat through and whatever else you need. This time next week you will feel better. Two weeks after that you should be golden.

10 months, 20 days

[tar_baby]

y would u want to quit?..u wont die because of it..it takes 20 years of smoking to kill u

[roche]

y would u want to quit?..u wont die because of it..it takes 20 years of smoking to kill u

I am 28 and I have been smoking for 15 years. I am closer to 20 years than you think.

[BIV]

y would u want to quit?..u wont die because of it..it takes 20 years of smoking to kill u
Enjoy your cancer.

[tar_baby]

i will
shit in this shitty world...i pray for an early death

[snakeeyes]

1 1/2 years,I think. I cant remember for sure.

No cravings. No sweats. No withdrawls.

Smoke Away. It works.

[roche]

1 1/2 years,I think. I cant remember for sure.

No cravings. No sweats. No withdrawls.

Smoke Away. It works.

Give it time and you will start to loath the habit. It really is fucking pointless and does nothing at all.

[tar_baby]

Inhale
Inhale
Inhale

[ChrisH]

Well gang, it has now been officially one year since I've had a drag of a cigarette....and I do feel a lot better about it. Yes, I've gained weight quitting, but all you need is willpower, and you will feel so much better (and save a lot of $, especially in places like NYC where packs are $7.50).

[roche]

Well gang, it has now been officially one year since I've had a drag of a cigarette....and I do feel a lot better about it. Yes, I've gained weight quitting, but all you need is willpower, and you will feel so much better (and save a lot of $, especially in places like NYC where packs are $7.50).

Congrats. You should see a similar post by me next year. I fucked up a few days ago and drove to the store to get a pack. I was convinced I could just smoke one every few days. 2 days later I was back to 2 packs a day. The initial smoke really wasn't even that good....... I just have to keep that in mind now.

Today is the start of me quitting again.

FYI, the Nicorette mint gum is FAR better than those nasty Commit Lozenges.

[BIV]

Well gang, it has now been officially one year since I've had a drag of a cigarette....and I do feel a lot better about it. Yes, I've gained weight quitting, but all you need is willpower, and you will feel so much better (and save a lot of $, especially in places like NYC where packs are $7.50).
Congrats, counting down myself. Feb. 5

[roche]

Does anyone know where or if anyone sells non nicotine gum that has no flavor? The gum really helps, but mint and scotch do not mix well at all.

[wakeboardfit]

3rd day on the patch, woohoo!

[lawjockey]

just about 9 months here. I don't regret quitting at all, as a matter of fact, whenever people smell like smoke, I can't help but think just how disqusting it is, unless she's really hot, then I can't help but think what her logs looked like that morning :icon_roll

[JoeyDVDZ]

New years, new me. First full day trying not to smoke. Last smoke was yesterday at approximately 8:30 PM. All day yesterday, I smoked 5 that were left in my pack from New Years Eve. I tried to slow to a stop, same pack from 5:30 on Dec. 31 lasted until last night at 8:30. That's a pretty good sign, no?

[blazin]

14 weeks, 6 days cigarette free

2,075 cigarettes not smoked

$436.79 saved.

W00T!

[angrybeerguy]

Im on day 6 of not smoking. I smoked 3 packs a day. Im using Commit to stop smoking. I need help Do you have a better way to quit smoking? Please post your methods. Thx for the help.

[whoisisthis]

there's a good stop smoking thread in off topic

[Ben'shog'selbow]

I wish I had 6 days behind me, you are doing great, they say the first 7 days are the hardest. You can do it bro, you have the hardest part behind you. I think Jimmy could post some help with this, if he can quit anyone should be able to.

[angrybeerguy]

there's a good stop smoking thread in off topic

I searched for this topic but didnt find it. I think this thread belongs where I posted it. I hope the mods make it a sticky. :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap:

[whoisisthis]

http://www.wackbag.com/showthread.php?t=23079&highlight=stopping+smoking

[angrybeerguy]

Woo Hooo This shouldnt be in off topic. This needs to be here. Stoping smoking is a mother fucker to give up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Kid Brock]

there's a good stop smoking thread in off topic


Take a screen capture of this because it doesn't happen often, but......................I agree with whoisisthis. Even a borderline retarded fellow like myself realizes this is not show related.

[suckmyseed]

I bought a huge bag of blow-pops. Every time I wanted a cig I just had a blow-pop. It helped. Then 6 months later I started drinking again and smoking soon followed. Good luck bro.

[fozzie]

two packs a day. those ads with the blowhole guy are scary as hell.i just asked a friend who quit while using that cold lazer deal she said it worked so she gave me the number.it`s $300 gonna call thurs. wish me luck and yes lets make this a sticky if something works for someone let them post it. thanks

[Ben Richards]

i recomend getting a life threatening respitory infection, nothing like coughing up blood and almost passing out to get you to stop. it worked for me, but all these anti-smoking ads piss me me off so much i'm thinking of trying it again,

[B54]

I do not see how people get 'hooked' on smoking. Last year, I smoked a pack for 4 months and then I just stopped. I just got tired of it and quit. And that was it. Why was that? I have smoked on and off and after I stop, I had no need for another one.

[FartHammer]

My advice is to stop being such a dirty lush. It should come easy after that.

[hjpt]

I've tried to quit the smoking, but my alcohol abuse problem interferes with it. As it turns out - drinking and smoking go hand in hand. Throw in a fucking pizza and I'll shoot a load in my BVDs.

Seriously - I used to be a Copenhagen chewer and managed to quit. What finally got me is that I realized that I was a slave to the shit. I HAD to chew or smoke. I had no choice about it. Then I realized that the reason that I didn't quit is that I couldn't stand up to it. Once I quit being a pussy and faced the addiction - not a problem. I just had to make the decision - withdrawls are a bitch - but they go away eventually.

Man up.

[Shaggz]

bwahaha dude, dude, merge the threads.

[WOWmagnet]

I don't get why people suffer so much. I used Wellbutrin and suffered VERY little. It takes the mental and physical "edge" off.

Havent smoked in 3 1/2 years.

[tonypop]

Wellbutrin is a miracle drug. I smoked for 10 years and quiting has been a cinch thanks to wellbutrin. Today is day 30 for me. I've finally got over the habit part. The desire to have one after I eat is almost nonexistent. I don't feel like something is missing anymore. Even the smell of smoke makes me naseous now.Speaking of smelling, I can smell again. Its like a whole new world has opened up for me and it's all good.

[tonypop]

Does anyone have nightmares that they started again? I have them once a year or so. Its gotten to a point where I ask myself if I'm dreaming and convince myself I'm not and panic myself awake.



I had one about a week ago or so. It was pretty bad and fucking great at the same. I had to have smoked at least 3 or 4 in the dream and I was loving every drag. I woke up hateing myself because I'd started back again, then I realized I was awake. I usually don't remember my dreams very well but this one has stuck with me. It was wierd.

[fozzie]

bump. i did the cold laser therapy i haven`t smoked in 9 days. i had a couple of rough days but i think i`m done with the worst. here is a link find a place near you good luck:clap: http://stopsmokingnow.com/

[Halo Five]

I really need to quit... I think I may try this cold laser therapy.

[BeerBelly]

Good luck fellas. My girlfriend finally quit after like 5 attempts and used Zyban to get it done. It's been almost a year for her.

I was a heavy smoker about 12 years ago. I smoked 2.5 packs a day of the good old Camel non-filtered. I quit cold-turkey when I was 21 because one day I hacked up a ton of this...black shit is the only way I can describe it. It freaked me out so much that I stopped that day.

Hang in there and again, good luck.
wtf bud , I've been smokin 20 years and never seen black shit. If its black it's blood. Were you a menthol smoker? cuz I hear menthol makes your lungs
bleed.

[weezcase]

i think cloves cigs make your lungs bleed not menthols since i smoke menthols and have never hacked up anything but the normal yellowish/brown shit that i assume all smokers deal with

[B54]

i think cloves cigs make your lungs bleed not menthols since i smoke menthols and have never hacked up anything but the normal yellowish/brown shit that i assume all smokers deal with

Never had it. Maybe it has something to do with the brand.

[weezcase]

no cloves are not even tobacco they are well cloves, taste pretty good but I can only handle like one at a time

[Iron Duke]

I'm on my third day without smokes. A lot of lollipops(no homo) and sun flower seeds. Just finally decided to do it when the doctor said we had to put dad in a nursing home for emphasema. Tough thing to watch.

[CM Mark]

I haven't had a cig since September. STill going strong. BUt what's really wierd, is that in my dreams I still smoke. I'll bve walking along some fantasy street in Fantasy Land with my arm around some uber hot super model, and I'll whip out a cig and smoke it. Weird.

[tar_baby]

i havent smoked in 30 minutes

[B54]

Jesus Christ, I just do not see how I could ever have trouble quitting. Everytime I have quit, I just stop and that is it. I have no urge to do it again. Maybe it is because I have not smoked long enough though. The most I smoked was a pack and a half for 4 months. Then I just quit. I did not have a single problem doing it.

[Halo Five]

i havent smoked in 30 minutes

3 hrs... :icon_roll

[tar_baby]

just smoked...3 minutes clean and counting...im on my WAY!

[Arc Lite]

Tomorrow is two weeks for me. I used Smoke away and it seemed to work. My little "system" was to switch to ultra lights, various brands going from okay to worse. Camel Ultra lights (I'm a camel lights man) to winston ultra lights, to merit UL, doral UL then like cherokee ul. I just got used to not smoking what I was used to with the camel lights. I get a craving now and then but I think it's physcological. The nicotine is supposed to be out of your system in like less than a week.

I would love a smoke right now. I just know I can't. and it's really not as bad a I thought it would be. I'm done with the Smoke away and its just stuffing my face at this point trying not to gain 10 or 20 pounds.

[Swamp CAve]

Just hit 24 hours without a smoke....... I think I'm gonna go pick a fight with my neighbor.

[BCH]

Wow, I widh I had known this thread existed 7 weeks ago. I quit on May 31st cold turkey like. It's a constant struggle, but I did the same thing with "Smoking Situations" My first week I went to my Poker Game, a bar in NJ and Played a gig with my band. after all that, I felt empowered to beat it and... So Far so Good.

Checking In: Over 1 year now and still not a Puff. It gets easier every day. The only thing that can beat me now is complacancy.

[Buster H]

Tomorrow will be two weeks since I have had one.

I've had a few nights where even I was surprised that I didn't break down. Last Friday, I went out with my girlfriend and two of her friends. All of them smoke while drinking. It really didn't even bother me. When leaving the bar that night, I did take one drag off of my girl's cigarette and it was the best thing I could have done! It tasted like shit AND because I only had one drag, it wasn't enough for me to get the "benefit" of that nicotine rush.

[Maynard K]

I smoked for a good 10 years and quit cold turkey 3 years ago. Chocolate, running and working out was my savior. I mostly missed cigs while drinking, wine for the most part, but chocolate did the trick for me.
And THIS is my 700th post.

[BCH]

Tomorrow will be two weeks since I have had one.

I've had a few nights where even I was surprised that I didn't break down. Last Friday, I went out with my girlfriend and two of her friends. All of them smoke while drinking. It really didn't even bother me. When leaving the bar that night, I did take one drag off of my girl's cigarette and it was the best thing I could have done! It tasted like shit AND because I only had one drag, it wasn't enough for me to get the "benefit" of that nicotine rush.

Just keep a supply of coasters handy.:action-sm

[AssOrgy]

I smoked for a good 10 years and quit cold turkey 3 years ago. Chocolate, running and working out was my savior. I mostly missed cigs while drinking, wine for the most part, but chocolate did the trick for me.
And THIS is my 700th post.
And now that you know it was your 701st post...What did you waste your 700th on?

[Buster H]

Just keep a supply of coasters handy.:action-sm

I destroyed another one on thursday night.

[TrybalRage]

I am at something like 10 weeks, I stopped keeping track.

It is all mental. Period. I just decided that I wanted to quit more than I wanted to smoke. And just keep telling yourself that. I was a 1-2 pack a day smoker since I was 16.

Plus at the ripe old age of 26, I am realizing I am not invincible and becoming something of a hypochondriac. Waiting for that nagging cough or spot on the tongue. Fuck that.

P.S. this is my second real attempt, much easier this time.

[Buster H]

P.S. this is my second real attempt, much easier this time.

I've attempted a few thousand times. Most of the mods here could tell you that. I'd have to say that my mental state is much better this time. I don't have nearly the stress that I've had in recent months. It defintiely helps

[TimHorton]

Stopped smoking five years ago..did it the easy way, got pnuemonia, nearly died, stopped smoking...don't miss it but it was still hard even 8 months after recovery

[Fruit Monkey]

Stopped smoking five years ago..did it the easy way, got pnuemonia, nearly died, stopped smoking...don't miss it but it was still hard even 8 months after recovery



I found the inhaler they gave me when i had pnuemonia made it easier to smoke.


Wellbutrin rules no doubt i get an odd but common side effect when i go back to the Dr i can get the drug to counter that.

Makes it hard to pee. Closes some track or some shit other then that I stopped for about 3 weeks on it and started again cause im stupid!

[BravoSierra]

I took the patch route... on it right now. Highly recommend if you are serious about quitting and looking for an "easy way." Pretty fucking expensive though, but it almost makes you quit knowing how much money you dropped on the program. Works awesome though. I just hit step 2... so around 6 weeks into it. Four more to go. I'm back on my mountain bike and can definately tell I smoked for 6 years, but it's really not as bad as I thought it would be.

I will however admit... I kind of had a relapse and feel like shit for doing it. But last weekend, I had a smoke. And I fucking hated it.... it tasted like absolute shit. So I guess it's good and bad, good because I will forever remember that shitty taste. I even drink a lot, and never get a craving for a smoke. Good luck to all.

[sniper]

Just keep a supply of coasters handy.:action-sm
No shit! I can respect this current run though. At least he can't do this to my coasters.

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h112/rtsniper/09-13-06_2322.jpg
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[BCH]

No shit! I can respect this current run though. At least he can't do this to my coasters.

It was indeed a good idea to get a picture of the "control group"

[Buster H]

Pretty fucking expensive though, but it almost makes you quit knowing how much money you dropped on the program.

Unless you are buying your cigarettes from Indians, it's still cheaper than smoking. I get the Target generic brand. I think a 2 week supply is about $30. When I was smoking, it was a pack a day at $5.

2 weeks of the Patch= $30
2 weeks of smoking= $70


No shit! I can respect this current run though. At least he can't do this to my coasters.

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h112/rtsniper/09-13-06_2322.jpg
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h112/rtsniper/09-13-06_2323.jpg
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h112/rtsniper/09-13-06_2332.jpg
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h112/rtsniper/09-13-06_2351.jpg

But I still didn't smoke, even though I drank 6 or 7 pints of Guinness.



Two weeks without one!!!!! That's 280 cigarettes I didn't smoke!!!!!

This is the longest I have gone in over a year. There were many times that I went for like a month, but I usually had one or two during that time.

[sniper]

Me thinks you need to stop talking about it, sir. That's a lot of exclamation points. I think I deafened myself reading it aloud. :action-sm :rolleyes:

[WOWmagnet]

To all you WEAKLINGS: ask your doctor about Wellbutrin. After about 3 weeks on this "wonder drug" and I just lost ANY craving for cigarettes. One day I lit one with morning coffee and I was feeling like, "...huh, I really don't want this butt right now....I'll put it in the ashtray for now and finish it later..."
The butt sat there for three weeks. That was three years ago, after 11 years of 2-3 packs every day.
Patch, gum never worked for me. But drugs, as usual, came through for me!

[Buster H]

I'm at three weeks now.

I was at a bachelor party on Sat night and I thought I would really be tempted. I wasn't. Actually, the thought of smoking was really repulsive to me.

[ProfessorAnt]

Midnight tonight was the last hoorah. I have been planning my quit date for about a month now. It was supposed to be October 1st, but as the date grew closer I realized that it would work better for me if it was Sunday night/Monday morning.

Here's my story. I have been a smoker for 12 years. As much as I have smoked, I've never smoked in front of my parents, co-workers or family (mainly because my dad has smoked for 45+ years). I would say that my habit has been under one pack a day for the majority of the time, but that was just my self-rationalization that I wasn't "too addicited." Lies. My friends and wife will tell you that I'm a smoker. In college I got a taste of Nat Sherman cigarrettes and became an afficianado. I was paying $6-8 per pack and managed to limit myself to less than 10 smokes a day for at least two years. After graduation, I quit for a few weeks and quickly fell back into the old habit. That was the fifth honest attempt to quit and after that I've been supporting a pack a day habit for the past 4 years with one honest attempt to quit that lasted a few days.

Recently, I was diagnosed with kidney stones for the second time in my life. I had one procedure to break up the stones and one procedure to remove the stones. As an added bonus to the weeks of pain and discomfort the urologist recommended that I have a ureteral stent inserted to prevent the stones from becoming lodged in my urinary tract. So, I finished three presciption bottles of percocet and vicotin and smoked and smoked and smoked and smoked. With all of the free drugs and extra time laying around the house it was so freaking easy to just sit around the house and smoke. In reality, I don't smoke IN my house, so I had to go outside to get my nicotine, but you get the idea.

Tomorrow is the day that I go in to have the stent removed and it is also the day that I am making a change in my life. After all of the shit that I have been through in the past two months with pain and boredom, I have to turn things around. I've known about this thread for over a year and have been intentionally ignoring it just because of the depression that would set in if I read it and didn't quit. I just wasn't ready.

Tonight around midnight I went outside with a nearly full pack of Marlboros and took a walk. I lit up one smoke and asked myself if I was ready to face the music. After that smoke was gone I lit another with it and kept walking. After that one I lit another, and another. Five smokes and three laps around the neighborhood and I was back to my porch. With my fifth cigarette in twenty minutes in my hand I took a long drag. I could barely finish the drag without spitting. Exhaled. Spit. Inhaled nothing and spit again. There were at least six puffs left on the butt when I flicked it onto the pavement. I walked back into the house and felt a strange sort of completion. I stunk like a fucking ashtray and had to walk carefully so i didn't fall over.

After that I came back to my living room and decided to tackle that stupid thread that had been taunting me for so long. I read it all. All of your twisted comments. I'm stuck wondering if some of you fools have relapsed. I'm proud of BIV for all that he accomplished and it was really cool to see people checking back in after days, weeks, months and even after a year. I particularly enjoyed the exchange between kloraferm and others debating the "addiction." It was cool to see that some people were willing to admit that they failed to quit, but were determined to try again (some now, some later). I'm not sure if Stingray is still off the sticks, but I hope if he tried again, he's still hanging in there. I find it funny that no matter how many times someone quoted Jimmy Stewart I still read it in that voice, "were gonna get through this." Great thread people.

I have been smoke-free for two whole hours. I am going to attempt the replace method. Back to the gym and mountain bike. I am also going to try the patented Trident multi pack method (with miniature gum wrapper smokes). This is for all intents and purposes attempt number seven. Lucky (Strike) number seven. I have never quit with this much preparation, determination and hate before, so let's hope that the last five disguisting cigarettes that I smoked will be the last I ever have in my life.

I promise to be honest with this board and this board alone. If I cheat or relapse, I'll tell you. I tend to lie to others to aviod the discomfort of shame, but here I'm just an anonymous douche, so there's no shame.

Thanks to those who have shared their stories/journeys/opinions/shame/accomplishments

BIV
lucky
tar_baby
Buster Hyman
lawjockey
Stingray
BCH
kloraferm
JoeyDVDZ
SweetPrincess
ChrisH
Gally_Doolly
roche
pointblankJ9
Lame Cattle
righty
onewithdog
byelorussian54
snakeeyes
Tow Truck Tony
CrazyMrPoopSex
db16947
The Sarge
angrybeerguy
Ego
blazin
diggerdog
Screwtape
A giiiiiiiiiirl
Fruit Monkey
WOWmagnet
Disarray
THE FEZ MAN
sweet_tits
demonseed
whoisisthis
Butt Nugget
Halo Five
OAsarg
Tug McGroin
sniper
PCLoadLetter
peteyballzzz
UnOriginal
fozzie
BigDickGuzinya
Tossed Salad
tonypop
weezcase
CallmeQtie
biometricks
HerkyJerkySmurf
snail snot snow
BobSaget666
George W. Bush
BravoSierra
NikDaSchwugie
FreeTheCricket
Shaggz
tjchr3
Seth
Jizz Bug
SonnyForelli
TrybalRage
Flounder61
GETAIDS
HockeyHelmet
hjpt
PyrettaGirl
Slow Bollards
J7WB
Apathygirl
stokedaspossibl
LovetoCringe
Capt'n Obvious
Tax Kuntz
RIOT
Ether
wakeboardfit
okie
dr. evil
VegasBrock
sued
lil'hangerwound
ZerotheHero
Ben Richards
NORTONnFRIENDS
Bud8Weiser
digitalpez
FartHammer
Christine
~shiver~
superXMfreak
NortonsJunk
TimHorton
Sinn Fein
BeerBelly
Swamp CAve
DirtyJersey
TheSolipsist
JonBenetRamsey
Ren5150
Pickeled Punk
SCOTTYG
AssOrgy
yellowstonesteve
Mike H
Dick Vos
hemmorage
Iron Duke
chewonmysac
suckmyseed
KramdensDeliciousMarshall
Maynard K
Ben'shog'selbow
Squid
Ballbuster1
robertkeys
MJMANDALAY
nannerphone

I hope this is it.

[CM Mark]

Don't thank me. I relapsed. I lasted almost 10 months, then some bullshit stress brought me back to my calmer.

I need to do it again, I know I do, but I can't I did try last week to quit again, but failed. I think I'm going to try for New Years Day. Smoke my last right after the ball drops.

Fucking stress sucks negro cock. Fucking cunt of an ex. GAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!

[Buster H]

Midnight tonight was the last hoorah.

That's one hell of a story. Best of luck to you man!!!!

I've been smoke free for 4 weeks now.

[Sinn Fein]

Good luck! I hope it works for you this time.

[WOWmagnet]

I'm telling you...WELLBUTRIN...over three years, no relapse. I can go to bars, drink, and laugh at the silly smokers running outside to smoke.

[clinton70]

Hell all.

Another person trying to quit here but I'm having relationship problems and keep getting a pack.

I'm sorta a cheapie though and I'm not paying $3.96 (around that after tax) a pack for Camels even though I love 'em. So I guess the price is keeping me away.

But I keep getting a pack of these awful "Little Cigars" for $1.06. Hardly dents the wallet. These also so goddamn heavy, I can only smoke like 3-4 a day, if that.

Working progress for me. It's up to my girl getting her shit together, stop being moody and stop being unfaithful. Can't dump her either because I'm obsessed and she might be carrying my child.

[clinton70]

Typo

*Hello all.

I stink.

[ProfessorAnt]

Day one was going fine until about 7:00 p.m. when my wife said something that just sent me overboard. I was trying to give the rest of my smokes to her sister because she smokes the same kind and I didn't want the $$ to go to wast in the trash can. She asked her to leave one pack at our house (in case she wants one at the bar this weekend.) I think I said, "Thanks for fucking supporting me you fucking bitch. No wonder I can't fucking do this, you fucking sabotage me every fucking time. Thanks a fucking lot. You have got to be fucking kidding me. What the fuck?" And she left for the next three hours. The house was quiet but I was fuming. It really wasn't worth fighting over, but my brain was just reeling from the day one jitters. No headaches yet but I'm sure that'll come soon enough. Up to 34 hours without. Not too bad, just hope my marriage survives.

I have been quit for 1 Day, 10 hours, 11 minutes and 12 seconds (1 days). I have saved $3.73 by not smoking 21 cigarettes. I have saved 1 hour and 45 minutes of my life. My Quit Date: 10/2/2006 12:30 AM

[Buster H]

I have been quit for 1 Day, 10 hours, 11 minutes and 12 seconds (1 days). I have saved $3.73 by not smoking 21 cigarettes. I have saved 1 hour and 45 minutes of my life. My Quit Date: 10/2/2006 12:30 AM

keep it up man!!!!!!!

[CallmeQtie]

November 8 will be one year. I still miss it but I havent had a smoke since.

[ProfessorAnt]

Yesterday was better. The shakes are manageable. I apologized to my wife for yelling and now things are fine with her. Finally a positive moment, had to post it.

I quit for 2 Days, 11 hours, 1 minute and 41 seconds (2 days). I have saved $6.44 by not smoking 36 cigarettes. I have saved 3 hours of my life. My Quit Date: 10/2/2006 12:30 AM

[CM Mark]

Yesterday was better. The shakes are manageable. I apologized to my wife for yelling and now things are fine with her. Finally a positive moment, had to post it.

I quit for 2 Days, 11 hours, 1 minute and 41 seconds (2 days). I have saved $6.44 by not smoking 36 cigarettes. I have saved 3 hours of my life. My Quit Date: 10/2/2006 12:30 AM
Good job sir. Keep up the good work.

[ProfessorAnt]

I quit for 1 Week, 2 Days, 13 hours, 22 minutes and 55 seconds (9 days). I have saved $25.08 by not smoking 143 cigarettes. I have saved 11 hours and 55 minutes of my life. My Quit Date: 10/2/2006 12:30 AM

i can't believe it. still quitting. there's a pack in my house and i havn't opened the box once since i found it. my will power is stronger than ever before...i actually think that Rich is helping me through this. I think about him a lot lately.

[Buster H]

I quit for 1 Week, 2 Days, 13 hours, 22 minutes and 55 seconds (9 days). I have saved $25.08 by not smoking 143 cigarettes. I have saved 11 hours and 55 minutes of my life. My Quit Date: 10/2/2006 12:30 AM

i can't believe it. still quitting. there's a pack in my house and i havn't opened the box once since i found it. my will power is stronger than ever before...i actually think that Rich is helping me through this. I think about him a lot lately.

good job man!

I'm on day 38. That's 760 cigarettes I would have smoked.
$190 saved

[ShavedLebaneseBear]

I quit a few years ago. I found that after I moved out of my old place (my roomate smoked A LOT), it was a lot easier. My GF got cancer awhile ago, and seeing her go through chemo, etc., cemented my wanting to quit. Fuck going through that shit!
I did the gum, and it worked for me. The problem is that you can get addicted to the gum after awhile. At some point, you have to go off of nicotine completely. If I drink, the urge to smoke comes back sometimes though. My uncle quit 30 years ago, but he still cannot even have a cigar. He knows that he will go buy a pack of cigs if he does. If I could go back in time, I would smack that first cigarette out of my stupid 25 year old mouth! :icon_mrgr

[Monster_Rain893]

I can come and go from cigs any time I want. my last spurt lasted a couple of months and was up to a carton a week. then I gots me some bronchitis and I just quit. like that. cold turkey and not a craving at all. addiction is all in the mind.

[diggerdog]

Dec 2nd will be a year for me after 26 years of smoking a bit over a pack a day. I did the patch. I'm thinking of going back on the patch for the fucking crazy dreams. I still have cravings a couple times a day. Nothing smells better than 2nd hand smoke, nothing smells worse than a smoker.

Good luck to you all.

[urine sampler]

Dec 2nd will be a year for me after 26 years of smoking a bit over a pack a day. I did the patch. I'm thinking of going back on the patch for the fucking crazy dreams. I still have cravings a couple times a day. Nothing smells better than 2nd hand smoke, nothing smells worse than a smoker.

Good luck to you all.

Congrats dude 3 months for me. Your telling me the dreams dont stop.I keep dreaming that i have JUST 1 than i cant control myself after that. Than i will wake up an thank god it was just a dream.My biggest issue is the weight gain an now I smoke twice as much pot.

[tar_baby]

which is harder to do:

stop smoking
or
stop drinking

[Buster H]

I am at 50 days now.

That's 1,000 cigarettes I have not smoked!!!!!


Sorry for all of the exclamation points, but this is now my 3rd longest streak ever.

1st: a year and a half back in 98-99
2nd: 3 months back in 96
3rd: 7 weeks now

[ProfessorAnt]

I quit for 3 Weeks, 15 hours, 18 minutes and 34 seconds (21 days). I have saved $56.79 by not smoking 324 cigarettes. I have saved 1 Day and 3 hours of my life. My Quit Date: 10/2/2006 12:30 AM

my biggest cravings come when i t0ke, but i can handle that. bars are going smoke free in philly, so i don't have to go outside with the other smokers now. i've had a few dreams where I smoke, but even those weren't that satisfying.

woot

[Buster H]

i've had a few dreams where I smoke

I hate those dreams. Almost all of them play out the same. I'm like half way through a pack and then I think to myself: "I'M NOT SUPPOSED TO BE SMOKING"

Then I wake up and realize it was just a dream

[Frankie_Ballz]

I smoked for about 4 years at the end of high school and in early college. I quit 3 years ago and it was a great decision, I have saved over $2000 I have tried to smoke a couple of times since then, but every time I did the cig tasted like complete shit, like burning tea leaves and i never got more than a couple of drags. I have only tried to smoke 3 times since I quit. All three times I was completely hammered. But yeah quitting is definitley alot better than smoking.

[TimHorton]

[QUOTE=ProfessorAnt]I quit for 3 Weeks, 15 hours, 18 minutes and 34 seconds (21 days). I have saved $56.79 by not smoking 324 cigarettes. I have saved 1 Day and 3 hours of my life. My Quit Date: 10/2/2006 12:30 AM [QUOTE]

Keep up the good work!!

[Puddle O AIDs]

im at a month at this point, quitting sucks. i dont even want to for myself, im doing it to support a friend

[marilynmanson]

I smoked for 15+ years quit 2 years ago using the nicotine gum, worked great.

[ProfessorAnt]

i made it through my halloween party this weekend and didn't have one. i think the cold weather helped because all of the smokers were freezing their asses off outside. 4 weeks and counting. now, I hate the smell of smoke, but I don't want to be the dick that tells everyone to quit, so I'll just stay here and praise myself.

I quit for 4 Weeks, 14 hours, 14 minutes and 21 seconds (28 days). I have saved $75.05 by not smoking 428 cigarettes. I have saved 1 Day, 11 hours and 40 minutes of my life. My Quit Date: 10/2/2006 12:30 AM

[CallmeQtie]

Nov 8th will be one year for me.

[Buster H]

Nov 8th will be one year for me.

:clap::clap::clap::clap::clap:


It's be 8 weeks as of last night.

1120 cigarettes not smoked!

[ProfessorAnt]

Nov 8th will be one year for me.

I quit for 1 Month, 1 Week, 5 Days, 8 hours, 20 minutes and 59 seconds (43 days). I have saved $113.78 by not smoking 650 cigarettes. I have saved 2 Days, 6 hours and 10 minutes of my life. My Quit Date: 10/2/2006 12:30 AM

I had a drag after Headquarters last weekend, but I was pretty drunk so I'm not going to restart my count for that. Otherwise, I'm still having some dreams but most of the daily cravings have subsided.

[NoSurviivors]

I'm planning to stop on the first. I've smoked about a pack a day or so for about 14 years. Anyone use the commit lozenges?

longest I made it was about 2 and a half weeks. If I can make it that far again, i think I'll be good..

[NoSurviivors]

oh yeah.. and my family of course buys me a carton of cigs.. jerk offs

[tourettesguy]

which is harder to do:

stop smoking
or
stop drinking

Stop drinking would be at least for me, cause it's such a social thing to do.

[Buster H]

UGH, as you might have been able to tell from my lack of posting here, I fell off the wagon at about the 10 week point. I am trying again this week

[THE FEZ MAN]

UGH, as you might have been able to tell from my lack of posting here, I fell off the wagon at about the 10 week point. I am trying again this week

fucking quitter.

[NoSurviivors]

I'm going to have to cut back on my beer drinking, or move to more tasty drinks.

The ol one hitter is back in use as well.

[THE FEZ MAN]

ive quit drinking for months at a time, ive quit smokeing dope for years at a time no problem. the longist time ive quit smokeing is about a week and buy the end of that week my old lady bought me a pack of smokes.,, i was horrable, so for the time being im just going to be a fucking slave

[BravoSierra]

Thank you for bring this thread back, I forgot about it and I read what I wrote while I was quitting. I'm smoke free since 9/9/06. GET THE FUCKING PATCH if you don't think you'll make it. And during the tough times, just remember there's thousands of people that quit on Jan. 1 so you're not the only one feeling that way. And don't forget what Anthony said... "Just put down the fucking smokes. Yeah, ya look cool, so fucking what."

[yellowstonesteve]

so I've been smoke free for about 1 1/2 hours now. using the patch, we'll see how this goes this time. should be able to do it this time.

[angrybeerguy]

Its been 6 months+since my last nic intake Ive been drinking all day. Fuck I want to smoke. Does the urge ever go away?

[ChrisH]

Today is my two year anniversary. It was tough at first, but you can quit (I did so cold turkey, no patch/gum, and was a fairly heavy smoker). I almost had a relapse on Friday though, because I was BEYOND hammered and saw my friends smoking, and ran over to grab a smoke...fortunately my gf was with me and intervened....could have been bad. Moral of the story: You can quit, it's tough at first but totally worth it...BUT if you get drunk, be careful.

[JiggyFly]

I'm at 4 weeks today. The hardest time to deal with it is when I'm driving. How long does it take until I don't think about smoking anymore?

[budman88]

I just started smoking. Still getting a bit dizzy after the first couple of drags, but I'm going to suck it up and tough it out. Wish me luck!

[NoSurviivors]

I'm at 4 weeks today. The hardest time to deal with it is when I'm driving. How long does it take until I don't think about smoking anymore?

good question. When I drive, I used to chain smoke.. with the drives I used to be stuck with. No more! you're better off with fast food. I blew of the lozengez. Yes I suck. when I drink...

Next time I get a chest xray - should post it. fuck smoking!

[flyerfan116]

is the patch or that zyban stuff covered by health insurance? I don't smoke but my finacee does...she was oging to wait until after the wedding but she is worried about her health so i think she is serious about doing it now...i just wanaa support her best i can and i think it'll be alot easier for her to use something rather than go cold turkey

[JiggyFly]

is the patch or that zyban stuff covered by health insurance? I don't smoke but my finacee does...she was oging to wait until after the wedding but she is worried about her health so i think she is serious about doing it now...i just wanaa support her best i can and i think it'll be alot easier for her to use something rather than go cold turkey

Zyban and Welbutrin are the same drug with different names (so I am told). Welbutrin is a antidepressant that showed decrease in smoking as an unexpected side effect of use. The drug company then marketed it as a 'quit smoking' drug, which would not be covered by any insurance because smoking is not considered an illness. Depression is considered an medical condition so the welbutrin is covered. I haven't tried either one but I might if the urge to smoke isn't gone by the 2 month point.

[Buster H]

Zyban and Welbutrin are the same drug with different names (so I am told). Welbutrin is a antidepressant that showed decrease in smoking as an unexpected side effect of use. The drug company then marketed it as a 'quit smoking' drug, which would not be covered by any insurance because smoking is not considered an illness. Depression is considered an medical condition so the welbutrin is covered. I haven't tried either one but I might if the urge to smoke isn't gone by the 2 month point.

I have blue cross and Welbutrin IS covered, regardless of the reason for taking it

[yellowstonesteve]

yeah, Welbutrin is covered by health insurance (can't remember if it was Aetna or BCBS when I took it) but it didn't make me want to smoke less. all it did was make me not give a fuck about anything.

I'm on day 3 of the patch, and I've smoked about 6 total in those days (1/4 of one here, 1/2 of one there) and I'm not really sure why I did smoke them, because I really didn't even want them.

[Ol'BloodyBottom]

Stop being a faggot. I smoked for 8 years and I just quit. Yea I want it once in a while but it is all mental and it passes. Enough!

[sledge30]

This is my first attempt at quitting in 23 years. I thought I could try cold turkey but I could not. I smoked 2 and a half packs a day and on my first day I had 12 smokes and so far today I had 8. Hopefully in a week I will be done totally

[DREW]

I still go for a drag when I drink, now I'm cuttin down drinkin too. What a faggit!!!

[thegreenninja]

no

[bethm1b]

I've tried and failed many times. It dosen't bother me as much as other people that I smoke. I don't drink or use drugs anymore. So it balances out. My mother is 77 and has smoked all her life. I don't want to live long anyway, so why live to a hundred craving for a smoke? Fuck it.

[BIV]

Well, since I started the thread, it's time for an update. March 5th was the two year mark for me. No cigs, no break downs. Lungs till havn;t fully recovered, phlem can still be a problem, but that may be the alcohol. I still have those annoying smoking dreams.

The other day I was crossing at a cross walk and saw a half smoked cig sitting on the ground. Suddenly I had an urge to pick it up and smoke it. Went quick, but the deamon never really goes away I guess.

Quitting was the hardest...and best thing I have ever done.

[bethm1b]

Well, since I started the thread, it's time for an update. March 5th was the two year mark for me. No cigs, no break downs. Lungs till havn;t fully recovered, phlem can still be a problem, but that may be the alcohol. I still have those annoying smoking dreams.

The other day I was crossing at a cross walk and saw a half smoked cig sitting on the ground. Suddenly I had an urge to pick it up and smoke it. Went quick, but the deamon never really goes away I guess.

Quitting was the hardest...and best thing I have ever done.


Good for you. i quit for about a month once and all I did was think about ciggarettes. Someday, hopefully.

[JoeyDVDZ]

Stop being a faggot. I smoked for 8 years and I just quit. Yea I want it once in a while but it is all mental and it passes. Enough!

Woo, you smoked for eight whole years? :rolleyes:


Dude, I'm 40 years old. I started smoking, for real, at approximately age 13. I quit on New Years day this year, and this is the absolute longest I've been without a smoke since I was 13. It's not as easy as you make it out to be. Every person who can't quit should be given some encouragement, because it ain't easy.

[yellowstonesteve]

Dude, I'm 40 years old. I started smoking, for real, at approximately age 13. I quit on New Years day this year, and this is the absolute longest I've been without a smoke since I was 13. It's not as easy as you make it out to be. Every person who can't quit should be given some encouragement, because it ain't easy.

:clap: My girl & I quit the same day, just finished up the patch treatment. Feelin great, and I no stinky no more :D

[Ol'BloodyBottom]

Woo, you smoked for eight whole years? :rolleyes:


Dude, I'm 40 years old. I started smoking, for real, at approximately age 13. I quit on New Years day this year, and this is the absolute longest I've been without a smoke since I was 13. It's not as easy as you make it out to be. Every person who can't quit should be given some encouragement, because it ain't easy.
Good luck with your quiting.
Sorry I didnt start when I was 10 but it wasnt like i did it 8 times. 8 years is a long time. I did smoke for a 3rd of my life.
Hardest thing to break is the mental part but that goes away. when you need a smoke go wack off.

[sued]

Happy two year anniversary!!!

I quit 10 years ago and for a long time I had dreams I was smoking and had to quit over again. I think it was my way of keeping myself straight.

Don't wait to quit. every cigarette you smoke might be the one that fucks with your cells and gives you cancer. I am watching someone I care for battle lung cancer and it is HORRIBLE!!!!! Just don't pick up the pack. Look at it, but don't touch it.

I decided the day I quit that I wasn't a smoker. I thought of myself as someone who didn't smoke, sounds stupid but it helped psychologically.

Good luck everybody.

[thegreenninja]

Fuck that. I'm going to smoke at babies now, and teach the squirrels to smoke pipes.

[Deadhead]

Bump.

Had my last cigarette on Friday night.

15th time's the charm, hun?


My buddy has stopped and enjoys a cigar now and then.

I also found a cheap alternitive to the loooouuuuuunsenge:
CVS has Ariva( 20 Cigalett pieces-compressed powdered tobacco.) for $2.98
They help-but have a sweet taste.

I could always go back to dipping Skoal---the reason I started smoking in the 1st place back in '91.


Wish me luck.

[BCH]

Well, since I started the thread, it's time for an update. March 5th was the two year mark for me. No cigs, no break downs. Lungs till havn;t fully recovered, phlem can still be a problem, but that may be the alcohol. I still have those annoying smoking dreams.

The other day I was crossing at a cross walk and saw a half smoked cig sitting on the ground. Suddenly I had an urge to pick it up and smoke it. Went quick, but the deamon never really goes away I guess.

Quitting was the hardest...and best thing I have ever done.

May 31st is 2 years for me. I know what you mean about the demon. Sometimes I see someone light up and I have a fleeting urge to run and grab it away from them and suck the whole cigarette down in one drag. Complacancy is the enemy.

[Glenn Dandy]

I been trying to quit a few weeks... New gf thinks its disgusting... normaly i would say f it and get another girl... but i realy want to stop after28 years my lungs feel like heavy bags.

She thinks i quite already.... heading over there last night dousing myself with fabreze...lol

Shhhh. Im trying.

[BCH]

I been trying to quit a few weeks... New gf thinks its disgusting... normaly i would say f it and get another girl... but i realy want to stop after28 years my lungs feel like heavy bags.

She thinks i quite already.... heading over there last night dousing myself with fabreze...lol

Shhhh. Im trying.

Mrs. BCH never considered that trying sir, she considered it lying. And she was right.

[maxeypad]

i haven't even tried to quit, and i've been smoking since i was 16(not something to be happy about) BUT i enjoy smoking :D
i didnt enjoy being 16 and 17 and running out of smokes and not being of age to buy them and having to wait for a friend to buy them for me....you know you all have those memories lol
mmmmmmm Springwater's :D vanilla flavored cigarettes :D

[mosin38]

Well, I've decided to jump on the bandwagon and quit smoking. Damn this is going to be tough.

[BeerBelly]

I could always go back to dipping Skoal---the reason I started smoking in the 1st place back in '91.
Wish me luck.

No smokes for two weeks now but a can
of copenhagen a day.
It's nice to breath again but I need to remember to
quit before they cut
my face off ;)

[Glenn Dandy]

Mrs. BCH never considered that trying sir, she considered it lying. And she was right.
Way to make me feel like an utter piece of shit BCH...:icon_roll :action-sm

I kinda planned quitting on my sons B-day May 29th... She kinda rushed it... so its justified cheating/ lying.... ok, I just wanna smoke.


I fucking love smoking.... This is going to be so fucking hard.

Im goin for it though, wish me luck.

[The Full Bug]

I can't read this whole thread, but if this has been mentioned I don't apologize for the redundancy. Alan Carr's book "The Easy way to Quit Smoking" fucking worked for me. It was a miracle in my life. I haven't had even a craving for a cigarette since I put the book down two years ago. I was a hard core, unrepentant smoker before I picked up the book - these days I can spend three nights in Vegas gambling and binge drinking without even thinking about lighting up.

The book is a simple brainwashing exercise, but it worked for me. I'm a very skeptical person and didn't think it would work, but every day I don't have to smoke I thank god I picked it up.

So put that in your pipe and... well, actually don't do that.

[NoSurviivors]

I can't read this whole thread, but if this has been mentioned I don't apologize for the redundancy. Alan Carr's book "The Easy way to Quit Smoking" fucking worked for me. It was a miracle in my life. I haven't had even a craving for a cigarette since I put the book down two years ago. I was a hard core, unrepentant smoker before I picked up the book - these days I can spend three nights in Vegas gambling and binge drinking without even thinking about lighting up.

The book is a simple brainwashing exercise, but it worked for me. I'm a very skeptical person and didn't think it would work, but every day I don't have to smoke I thank god I picked it up.

So put that in your pipe and... well, actually don't do that.

I'm the same... gonna try & find that book. Got an amazon link maybe? Thx.

[The Full Bug]

http://tinyurl.com/36gdhb

[maxeypad]

pot or cigarettes? heh

nah to both lol

[The Full Bug]

pot or cigarettes? heh

nah to both lol

I would never endorse a method to quit smoking pot!!

[maxeypad]

I would never endorse a method to quit smoking pot!!

lol i'd hope not! :clap:

[WhiskeyWhispers]

I can't read this whole thread, but if this has been mentioned I don't apologize for the redundancy. Alan Carr's book "The Easy way to Quit Smoking" fucking worked for me. It was a miracle in my life. I haven't had even a craving for a cigarette since I put the book down two years ago. I was a hard core, unrepentant smoker before I picked up the book - these days I can spend three nights in Vegas gambling and binge drinking without even thinking about lighting up.

The book is a simple brainwashing exercise, but it worked for me. I'm a very skeptical person and didn't think it would work, but every day I don't have to smoke I thank god I picked it up.

So put that in your pipe and... well, actually don't do that.

Yeah that book was great, what it did for me was make me feel like a fucking loser for smoking in the first place, though I'm gonna give myself the credit for actually quitting. The book works great as an extra tool in the process of quitting.

Also, I'd suggest doing some research into the chemicals they put in cigarettes, I knew there was some bad shit, but I had no idea how much until i researched it.

[Deadhead]

pot or cigarettes? heh

nah to both lol


I was wondering about that;) ;)

still haven't smoked a cig since Frideee nite!!!!!


Only screamed at my family once this week.

[maxeypad]

I was wondering about that;) ;)

still haven't smoked a cig since Frideee nite!!!!!


Only screamed at my family once this week.

thats really good! i wish i could go long without a cigarette!

[Deadhead]

Bump.


Over 3 weeks now!!!

Yea for me!

Only really crave at my morning break (miss those 2 back to backs in 10 minutes) and when I'm drinkin.......AND I AINT QUITIN THAT!!!!

[maxeypad]

i've only smoked 2 cigs today

i rule

[thegreenninja]

No.

[maxeypad]

yes :)

[Fruit Monkey]

I can't make it threw a Sunday! Its been close to 2 or 3 weeks and every Sunday I crack. I can't just sit still and do nothing and not smoke.

[Buster H]

I can't make it threw a Sunday! Its been close to 2 or 3 weeks and every Sunday I crack. I can't just sit still and do nothing and not smoke.

Hang in there man!!!!

I am going for another round of quitting starting tomorrow. If this one doesn't work, I am going to go with the chantrix

[BravoSierra]

Ughhhh..... just get the patch. It fucking works.

[Buster H]

Ughhhh..... just get the patch. It fucking works.
I have used it several times with limited success. I usually do fine right up until I have a major stressful situation at work and then I am dying for one.

[fozzie]

i quit a year ago using the cold laser therapy it was $300 but it worked.i`m 15 pounds heavier and about 5 grand richer. here are some locations http://www.stopsmokingnow.com/locations.htm

[Deadhead]

Bump.

Had my last cigarette on Friday night.

15th time's the charm, hun?


My buddy has stopped and enjoys a cigar now and then.

I also found a cheap alternitive to the loooouuuuuunsenge:
CVS has Ariva( 20 Cigalett pieces-compressed powdered tobacco.) for $2.98
They help-but have a sweet taste.

I could always go back to dipping Skoal---the reason I started smoking in the 1st place back in '91.


Wish me luck.



That makes it a month!:D

[BCH]

I have used it several times with limited success. I usually do fine right up until I have a major stressful situation at work and then I am dying for one.

Yes, it is exactly these times that quitting is all about. Anybody can gut it out in a quiet room by themselves. After the initial 2-3 weeks, it's all about saying fuck you to nicotine and not letting it beat you. It's you against the drug.

That makes it a month!

Good for you sir.

[Sinn Fein]

My wife finally did it this time, and Chantix (http://www.chantix.com/content/Chantix_Branded_Homepage.jsp?setShowOn=../content/Chantix_Branded_Homepage.jsp&setShowHighlightOn=../content/Chantix_Branded_Homepage.jsp) is what made it possible. I think she's up to like 6 weeks...

[Creampier]

Been two weeks today for me! Pack a dayer here, formerly 2! Cold turkey for me! Woke up and felt like shit two weeks ago. Sinus and ear infection, swelled my neck shut for a week.

Haven't touched the fuckers since! Here's hoping the 7 years of complete and utter non-control are gone for good!

[Deadhead]

Still no cigarettes.

I have enjoyed a nice cigar.
I found that I wont wake up and smoke one with my coffee, I've only really been smoking them during special events or drinking with friends.

It damn sure aint a pack a day.

[Creampier]

A month this past Sunday for me! I think I'm done for good. If I see Marlboro Lights or when coworkers light up, I don't even get a nic fit anymore.

I feel less like shit too.

[Buster H]

ok, i never really got started on my last attempt.

As of today, I have been smoke free for 5 days. Not a huge thing, but that's still 100 cigarettes I haven't smoked.

[BCH]

Great work Jim! Keep it up!
:icon_wink

[Buster H]

Great work Jim! Keep it up!
:icon_wink

Thank you sir

[demonseed]

My wife just started Chantrix, and if it works for her, I will start using it soon.

I have tried to quit so many times before. I just started again in January after being 9 months smoke free, and now I am back to almost a pack and a half a day again

[truckerdave]

If you are not joking ( I asume you are) just don't. There is no "good" side to smoking.

To quote Ronny B, all the cool kids smoke. So smoking makes you cool!:icon_bigg

[jackjack]

To quote Ronny B, all the cool kids smoke. So smoking makes you cool!:icon_bigg

What is it that the cool kids have for lunch?

[Sinn Fein]

Congrats and best of luck to all the recent quitters. My wife's doing good on the Chantix and I am really proud of her. She doesn't understand how much it means to me that she quit.

[TyFromColumbus]

Good job to those who have quit smoking and keep at it for those who are trying. I've been completely smoke free for about two years. My method of quitting was cold turkey. It was the hardest thing I've ever done and I was a real nightmare to everyone around me for a couple weeks, but I'm better off now. I would suggest to anyone to really try to quit this way before resorting to alternate methods.
I still get a craving once in a great while, but I have my father-in-law to thank for me not lighting up. I just look at him sitting on the couch cleaning out his trache tube and drinking beer through his feeding tube and that's all I need. Plus his cancer has come back for the fourth time and from what I'm told this is the one that will finish him off. He probably won't get to see his youngest daughter graduate high school, but hey smoking sure was fun. I'd be happy to tell the whole story to avoid an endless rambling here if anyone else wants a reason to quit smoking.
Once again great job to all those who are giving up smoking for good. I'd be happy to offer support for anyone that needs it.

Tyler From Columbus

[maxeypad]

i didn't smoke a whole cigarette....on Sunday :D

[truckerdave]

I have a script for Chantrix sitting here waiting for the 1st of the month when my health insurance starts. My kids, 4 + 7, have been begging my wife and I to quit for a while now. It's gonna be tough to drive all day long and not smoke.

[Super]

Since this thread was kind of revived a couple of weeks ago, I got on board.

I've been doing this shit for 20 years and I'm just sick and fucking tired of waking up coughing up a lung. I'm a pussy, though. I'd kill people if I went cold turkey.

I just started with no smoking in the truck, house, or car. Eating black licorice seems to help, and I toss the Commit lozenges throughout the day. After 5 days, I'm down to 2 cigs a day. Couple of puffs here and there.

The biggest problem I have, is that I also had to cut out the booze and the coffee for a while. That's sending me into a tailspin on its own.

Hell; Counting the booze, cigs, and Starbucks, I'm ahead about $15/day. Do that math on that one.

Everyone's posts in this thread are inspirational. Thanks.

[Stormrider666]

You know what a great way to quit smoking is. Be in a coma for 16 days, it will take care of all the withdrawl syptoms. Although one drawback is you might come out of the coma with losing the ability to walk for a while. Along with the intense throbbing pain associated with nerve damage. So I have been smoke free for 5 months. But probably still a couple of months from walking normal again. Great trade off huh?

[BravoSierra]

Hell; Counting the booze, cigs, and Starbucks, I'm ahead about $15/day. Do that math on that one.


It's really not that bad. I only quit drinking for like a week and a half. Then I had a couple brews to see if I would get the cravings and got nuthin. So I proceeded to get shit faced. It's been almost a year since I quit and I still fear drinking Red Bull. Red Bull and smokes were my FAVORITE!

[Deadhead]

I thank those who helped me, I'm here to help anyone I can.

I look at it like this:
I've tried to quit before, and failed.
I'm tryin to not fail.

I will not buy/smoke cigarettes again.

for those that need some help with the craving: I use Ariva. it's like a losssenge. $2.99 @ CVS.( I use them sometimes when I'm drinkin or havin a hard time-bought a box of 20 over a month ago...still have 4 left.)
I have used:
the patch and Welabrution(sp) Both worked.(Pills better) but had them crazy, wild ass dreams.

Keep it up, Yall. I'm tryin too.

[norton23]

My wife just started Chantrix, and if it works for her, I will start using it soon.

I have tried to quit so many times before. I just started again in January after being 9 months smoke free, and now I am back to almost a pack and a half a day again

My g/f is on chantrix and it doesn't seem to work,,,then again she's not exactly trying too hard to quit

[BroGonzo]

I called 1-800-NY-QUITS and they sent me two-weeks' worth of the 21mg patch (the equivalent of about a pack per day) for free. It's working ok -- there still are cravings, but they're manageable. I got a bunch of cough drops (non-nicotine) to supplant the cravings, and the combination is working well. I've been smoke-free for going on five days now.

[NoSurviivors]

What is the active ingredient in Chantix? Is it like wellbutrin or something? maybe I'll try it when bennies kick in again..

I jumped up to about .75 of a pack a day & some more when I drink where I can smoke... will probably always have a cig or two when I drink beer, but I've gotta cut down again.

[Swamp CAve]

Smoke free for two months today.

Quit cold turkey.

[BlackNinja]

What is the active ingredient in Chantix? Is it like wellbutrin or something? maybe I'll try it when bennies kick in again..

I jumped up to about .75 of a pack a day & some more when I drink where I can smoke... will probably always have a cig or two when I drink beer, but I've gotta cut down again.

chantix is varenicline. it partially stimulates the receptors in the brain that are stimulated when you smoke

[BroGonzo]

Smoke free for two months today.

Quit cold turkey.


Good job. Does it get easier? I'm on Day 5 now, and that's with the patch.

[BCH]

Smoke free for two months today.

Quit cold turkey.

Of course you did. That's how men quit.

2 Years and 4 Months and not a puff.

Man Up Homos!

[Swamp CAve]

Good job. Does it get easier? I'm on Day 5 now, and that's with the patch.

Yeah it took me about 2 - 3 weeks to really get over everyday cravings. Now I just get them when I go out drinking.

Be sure to drink a lot of water, that helped with the cravings.

It also helped that I went back to teaching HS and that I'm not allowed to smoke on school grounds which is usually all day.

Keep it up. You'll feel a whole lot better.

[Capt.Caveman]

CHANTIX!!!!!

it worked for me I haven't smoked in 3 months and I have no will power. I don't even have any urge at all

[NoSurviivors]

Of course you did. That's how men quit.

2 Years and 4 Months and not a puff.

Man Up Homos!

Yeah!

I threw my cigarettes out of my car on my way home. I quit. takes me an extra week to feel 'right' after flu? fuck that.

fuck smoking.

Pardon me while I subconsciously pace through my kitchen looking for a fix.

[BIV]

Remember two things:

Your battle is with one cigarette. If you look at the entire scope of trying to quit it can be daunting. Concentrate on just saying no to the one cig.

And set goals. My first goal was a week. Then the elusive two week spot where detox gets easier (detox was almost three weeks for me). Then a month, then 2, then four, then six. At that point you should be golden.

[bojanglesh]

Have a lip of Grizzly Wintergreen. It helps.

[cozzie]

If you haven't stopped yet, throw them fuckers away NOW. I'm 39 and this morning I had a Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA) or a Mini- Stroke. I thought I was going to die. So throw them damn things away.

[NoSurviivors]

If you haven't stopped yet, throw them fuckers away NOW. I'm 39 and this morning I had a Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA) or a Mini- Stroke. I thought I was going to die. So throw them damn things away.

how did you know you were having a tia??

[cozzie]

I got up @4am, around 6am, my left arm went completly numb and it felt very heavy, and all of a sudden I felt weak and a little dizzy. I googled the symptons of a heart attack, and I had 2 of them, and Iknew that 2 hours earlier I was perfectly fine. called 911 thinking Heart attack, my rate was a little high mostly because I was having a panic/ anxiety attack. I honestly thought I might die.
symptoms usually last for 24 hours, right now my arm feels fime, but I still have that blah feeling.

[distortion9]

Motherfucking bump cause of tax hike.

<-- Quitting (trying to)...pack a day...sometimes a little more. Since Monday I smoked 1 pack.

[THE FEZ MAN]

Motherfucking bump cause of tax hike.

<-- Quitting (trying to)...pack a day...sometimes a little more. Since Monday I smoked 1 pack.

fucking quitter, just roll your own, not only will you still be smokeing you will look cool, i can rolll one with one hand

[BJQueen]

I completely forgot this thread - DOH!

I quit the week before Christmas

Method: Chantix

[Arc Lite]

I completely forgot this thread - DOH!

I quit the week before Christmas

Method: Chantix

How's that working for you? I've had a box of Chantix sitting in the cupbord for months. Too much of a chicken to make the committment. I really really need to quit.

[BCH]

Wow, I widh I had known this thread existed 7 weeks ago. I quit on May 31st cold turkey like. It's a constant struggle, but I did the same thing with "Smoking Situations" My first week I went to my Poker Game, a bar in NJ and Played a gig with my band. after all that, I felt empowered to beat it and... So Far so Good.

That's Right Kids!

May 31st was 3 years! :clap:

Clappy Hands for me.

[Arc Lite]

That's Right Kids!

May 31st was 3 years! :clap:

Clappy Hands for me.

Serious congrats. :clap:

[distortion9]

Impressive...

How long before I'm not CONSTANTLY thinking about lighting up?

I'd probably be better off just quitting cold turkey instead of cutting back drastically. I cut down to like 5-6 smokes a day (2 morning, 1-2 afternoon, 2 night) and find myself thinking about it all the time.

[distortion9]

fucking quitter, just roll your own, not only will you still be smokeing you will look cool, i can rolll one with one hand

Too much work....I can be lazy at times. I know that I will eventually be out of smokes and just stop at 7-11 and buy a pack.

Fuck it, time to stop.

Screwing "the man" out of my money is fantastic motivation.

[distortion9]

Forgot to add...

Money saved by quitting will be blown on firearms.

[maxeypad]

smoking is getting expensive :|

it sucks

[Glenn Dandy]

That's Right Kids!

May 31st was 3 years! :clap:

Clappy Hands for me.

still going strong... good job..


Im depressed over the fact im such a fucking loser i cant stop smoking...

Ive read that book, hypnotized, acupuncture, cold turkey.... i hate it so much..


been smoking since i was 12... its like breathing to me.

28 frickin years.

kids never start.

[Heyho]

if your health provider will cover "chantix" it help a few of my pals out. makes you kinda loopy, but they have been smoke free for over a year now.

[Glenn Dandy]

if your health provider will cover "chantix" it help a few of my pals out. makes you kinda loopy, but they have been smoke free for over a year now.

the lawyers are already advertising commercials for sueing the makers ao Chantix... that stuff scares me.

[Heyho]

yeah its deff. one you want to read up on about the side effects and ask others who have tired it. A few claim it made them suicidal. And have crazy dreams about death.

[BCH]

Frankly, it doesn't take drugs or the patch or gum or anything else but a commitment on your part to stop and not start again. Nobody in the world loved nicotine more than me and until I actually, really made the decision to quit, no drug, patch or gum did a bit of good. When I finally did commit, and I mean the inside your own head kind of commitment, not the kind you use to try to convince yourself and others that your committed, no drug, gum, or patch was required.

After 3 months, it's really a struggle against complacency. Hell I still struggle with it. The minute you think you've got it beat, you're sunk. I keep reminding myself that one drag, and I'm back to a pack a day within a week. That's the truth, and that's the struggle, to keep myself cognizant of my level of addiction and not let myself do something stupid. Not that I'm above doing anything stupid mind you, but so far, I haven't.

[Capt.Caveman]

main thing is you gotta wanna. I'm almost a year. I just got motivated. I do MMA and not being able to breath getting punched in the face is not fun and it's a great motivator to stop smoking. I took chantix. it worked for me but my wife had trouble with it. she's smoking again. but only a few a day. I guilt her so she doesn't smoke at home only at work. at least she cut back.

[THE FEZ MAN]

smoking is getting expensive :|

it sucks

i spend at least 300$ a month on smokes two packs a day

[Buster H]

Day 4 and going strong

[BCH]

Day 4 and going strong

This time it's for real! You can do it!

[Buster H]

This time it's for real! You can do it!
I have been cutting down over the past two weeks to limit the nicotine withdrawl symptoms. So far, so good. I also have some of the gum if I get too out of control, but so far, I have only needed 2 or 3 pieces of it a day.


Something about sitting at work and seeing people on oxygen getting wheeled past me to get their cancer treatments has been a good motivating factor.

[THE FEZ MAN]

pffft fucking quitter

[blazin]

Day 2 here. I have some sort of respiratory thing going on, so its a good time for me to quit.

I dont have nicotine withdrawal. The hardest thing for me is getting in my truck and not lighting up.

[Buster H]

BCH is right. It doesn't take drugs or anything. You've got to be in the right mindset and I may or may nor be successful this time, but I know that the times I have gone longer are the times when I was in the right place mentally.


I am on day 5 now and have not had any nicotine in a lil over 48 hours. No gum, no patches..... nothin.... I am about to lose my mind, but I keep reminding myself that if I have one now, all the pain and anguish I have been experiencing the last 48 hours will be for nothing.

Based on the withdrawal symptoms I am getting..... I am probably more addicted now than I ever have been. I don't remember them ever being this bad before. My entire body is itchy/tingly. My back is killing me and I can even complete a sentence without getting distracted.

[BCH]

My entire body is itchy/tingly. My back is killing me and I can even complete a sentence without getting distracted.

That's right. This is when you focus your discomfort into rage against the nicotine that made you like this. Don't let it win Jim. Another day or two and it'll start to get better.

[jackjack]

That's right. This is when you focus your discomfort into rage against the nicotine that made you like this. Don't let it win Jim. Another day or two and it'll start to get better.

I've been there too. It's a win-able situation. Tough, but worth it.

[GoldenOne]

Good for you guys who have succeeded and currently trying to quit. My biggest obstacle in quitting is the hour in traffic everyday. As soon as I hit certain landmarks in my commute I instinctively light up. I don't smoke at work all day, just to and from, and have maybe 2 at most once I get home. My big problem is the weekends and particularly when the booze begins to flow.

However I am getting a new car in 2-3 weeks, and I am refusing to smoke in it because I want to keep it from getting all stanked up like my current car is. So if I start on Sunday, I will go through Friday hopefully to get me over the physical hump.

[Buster H]

That's right. This is when you focus your discomfort into rage against the nicotine that made you like this. Don't let it win Jim. Another day or two and it'll start to get better.

That is exactly what I have been doing. So far, so good! I THINK the symptoms are beginning to subside a little bit. That would make sense since is it just over 4 days since I have had any nicotine.

The one symptom that is killing me is the lower abdominal pains. Let's just say I have been eating tons of fiber to try to get things to "move"

[CrazyMrPoopSex]

8 days in for me.

[Capt.Caveman]

15 months and I have no desire. CHANTIX worked for me. It made my wife more of a cunt then usual, she stopped taking it she's smoking again. stack it with a anti depressant and you'll be fine

[blazin]

Last time I quit I used the counter on www.quitmeter.com I think it helps since it gives you a $ figure and a picture in your head of 100's or 1000's unsmoked cigarettes.

My current stats:

4 Days 19 Hours, 25 minutes, 11 seconds since quitting. 96 cigarettes not smoked. $21.17 saved.

[Begbie]

8 days in for me.

Me too. And I think I'm doing pretty good so far...the cravings are lessening.

[BCH]

Last time I quit I used the counter on www.quitmeter.com I think it helps since it gives you a $ figure and a picture in your head of 100's or 1000's unsmoked cigarettes.

My current stats:

4 Days 19 Hours, 25 minutes, 11 seconds since quitting. 96 cigarettes not smoked. $21.17 saved.

haha I put my stats in there. I put 5 bucks in for price which is what I was paying when I quit. I've saved $6,300 bucks :)

[BCH]

Bump.

Jim?


jim?!?


I fear we've lost another one...

[Buster H]

Bump.

Jim?


jim?!?


I fear we've lost another one...


Still hanging in there!

2 full weeks as of today!!!!!!

[BCH]

w00t! It's going to get real easy in another week or two.

[Buster H]

w00t! It's going to get real easy in another week or two.

It's already gotten alot easier. I rarely think about smoking. The only times it sucks is when I see someone smoking. That's still a killer

[ceeps04]

Chantix is a helluva a drug...

[Glenn Dandy]

haha I put my stats in there. I put 5 bucks in for price which is what I was paying when I quit. I've saved $6,300 bucks :)

but when i think of you sucking my cock.... you're smoking.

If I don't quite soon I am going to die.

[THE FEZ MAN]

the guy i work with had a heart attack last week..... and i have an upper respiratory infection that wont go away.. yet im still puffing away...

[jackjack]

.... and i have an upper respiratory infection that wont go away.. yet im still puffing away...

That proves smoking is safe.. If it won't kill some tiny germs it certainly isn't going to hurt a human that is a billion times bigger.

[BIV]

Nice to see this thread back. For the record, still smoke free. It will be four years on March 5th.

[CrazyMrPoopSex]

8 days in for me.
40 days now

[BIV]

Four years as of yesterday. Not one slip. Don't crave it at all. Still smoke in my dreams from time to time.

[WOWmagnet]

Said it elsewhere in this thread;

Welbutrin

6 years no cigs.

[nextgen73]

I had stopped for 4 fucking years and then on vacation got hooked again. I don't smoke much. Maybe 5-7 a day, but fuck I feel the addiction coming again. I bought some gum to drop it again. But it was a nice 4 years. I tried cold turkey but the withdrawl symptoms were too much.. Wicked heaaches, dizzy. I hate the fucking tobacco company...

Just out of curiosity to all you ex-smokers. How much weight did you all gain after quitting.

[BIV]

I had stopped for 4 fucking years and then on vacation got hooked again. I don't smoke much. Maybe 5-7 a day, but fuck I feel the addiction coming again. I bought some gum to drop it again. But it was a nice 4 years. I tried cold turkey but the withdrawl symptoms were too much.. Wicked heaaches, dizzy. I hate the fucking tobacco company...

Just out of curiosity to all you ex-smokers. How much weight did you all gain after quitting.
I don't know since I refuse to weigh myself, but it was alot. I stocked up salad fixen's as soon as I decided to quit.

I did the cold turkey and fought through the withdrawls. I knew it would suck mor, but be quicker that way. Keep the habit, get off the nicotine.

Trident gum. Pop in the gum, roll the wrapper, and suck on the wrapper tube to get flavor goodness.

[TrybalRage]

Well, I quit for a year and a half once, went back to it, quit for 3 weeks a few months back, went back to it, and now I'm trying just to get through my first day again. Fuck this sucks. Keep doing it to myself.

[deathlistfive]

Alright, who did it, who wants to do it and how was it?

I quit around this time last year cold turkey and it was the best for me but I had an extremely stressful wedding (I'm a florist.) and I caved. It was either smoking or bashing the brides head in with my foot.

Alas here in the lovely state of NY the cigarette prices went up ($7.40) and it's starting to get silly.

Soo I'm gonna quit next Monday.

Share your stories of quitting to make me feel better about myself or something.

thx

[D.H. Jenkins]

I used to be a wedding photographer. At least you get to drop off the flowers and get the fuck out of there! Imagine spending all day with the 'loving couple'.

Anyway, I quit in '03. I've drunk-smoked maybe a half dozen cigarrettes since then.

Get some xanax for the stress - it works wonders.

[croscoe]

I want to quit. Cigarettes are pretty cheap here in SC. Pall Mall filters are around $20 a carton
and often under $2.50 per pack. Good luck 'kicking the butt'. LOL!/BOO!

[Beeman99]

http://www.wackbag.com/showthread.php?t=46236

It was even on the first page

[deathlistfive]

http://www.wackbag.com/showthread.php?t=46236

It was even on the first page

Thanks.

Didn't see it. :action-sm

[Sinn Fein]

Merged with existing thread...


My wife is doing the Chantix thing again. She did it last year and it worked short-term, but she fell back into smoking again. I guess having another smoker in the house isn't the best, huh? Well, she's doing it again now. I hope it sticks this time.

[deathlistfive]

Thanks Sinn! Sorry I goofed guys.

I tried Chantix and it makes you not want to smoke as much. However, I had some really effed up dreams. In the beginning they were nice dreams but as I went up in dose they started getting scary. Does your wife experience that? It's very strange.

I also did the Zyban and for some reason it made me think my house was on fire.

a question for quitted folk...

Does the desire to smoke ever wane?

[BIV]

Thanks Sinn! Sorry I goofed guys.

I tried Chantix and it makes you not want to smoke as much. However, I had some really effed up dreams. In the beginning they were nice dreams but as I went up in dose they started getting scary. Does your wife experience that? It's very strange.

I also did the Zyban and for some reason it made me think my house was on fire.

a question for quitted folk...

Does the desire to smoke ever wane?
Absolutely. Oh, it'll still hit ya from time to time, but the pressing need to smoke goes away.

The biggest thing is getting the nicotine out of your system initially. This takes different times for different people, but it's usually around six weeks with the worst of it at about 2-3 weeks.

I've said it before. People try to do this shit backwards. Keep the habit, kick the nicotine. The habit is not the problem. Stuff like the gum and the patch are next to useless. Just man up and accept the fact that the withdrawls are going to suck like nothing else. Nicotine is as addictive as heroin. If you are not feeling any pain you are not kicking it.

[blazin]

Bump...

I said fuck smoking and i quit. As sad as it may sound it was 75% money 25% health. Cigarettes werent making me poor, I can certainly afford the habit, but its nice knowing theres an extra $65 in my pocket.

Quitmeter.com has a calculator that I like. It puts your accomplishments into real number that, for me, make me stick with it.

1 week, 4 days, 15 hours since my last

Thats 232 cigarettes

i saved $63.34 so far @ 5.46/pack

[XMScott]

One of the many times i tried to quit smoking...................

I would put the money i would spend on cigarettes in an envelope. And at the end of the month either deposit it (maybe once, lol) or spend it on myself.

Now excuse me. Im going out for a smoke.

Im an ass, and i know it.

[chumpy]

Bump...

I said fuck smoking and i quit. As sad as it may sound it was 75% money 25% health. Cigarettes werent making me poor, I can certainly afford the habit, but its nice knowing theres an extra $65 in my pocket.

Quitmeter.com has a calculator that I like. It puts your accomplishments into real number that, for me, make me stick with it.

1 week, 4 days, 15 hours since my last

Thats 232 cigarettes

i saved $63.34 so far @ 5.46/pack

keep going :action-sm

If you've quit long enough do you get a banner saying You've just avoided cancer